Death and Dying (Audio) Podcast
1) Learning from Dying: Buddhist Understandings of Consciousness and Death - A Conversation with Robert Thurman
Renowned Tibetan Buddhist scholar and Columbia University Professor Robert A.F. Thurman is joined in conversation by his colleague Isa Gucciardi and UCSF's Eve Ekman and David Bullard. They explore Bu...Show More
2) Late-life Depression and Bereavement - Research on Aging
Depression in older adults is under-recognized and under-treated. Sidney Zisook, MD shares the warning signs - with some surprising information about how physical symptoms can often be a key in diagno...Show More
3) Nature's Impact on the Seriously Ill Patient
Rev. Denah Joseph, Chaplain and Associate Director UCSF Palliative Care Service, reflects on the positive effects of connecting the seriously ill patient with nature. Series: "Mini Medical School for ...Show More
4) Power to the People: How Advance Care Planning Can Help You Prepare for Future Medical Decisions and Get the Care that is Right for You
It is important that our wishes about medical care, should we become incapable of making our own decisions, be known. Find out what you need to know about life-planning decisions including the living ...Show More
5) What is My Prognosis? Using Information on Life Expectancy to Make Important Decisions
Dr. Alex Smith is a clinician-researcher at the University of California San Francisco who is at the forefront of efforts to integrate geriatrics and palliative care. This course was made possible by ...Show More
What is My Prognosis? Using Information on Life Expectancy to Make Important Decisions
1:26:50 | Jan 2nd, 2017
6) It Takes a Village: Caring for the Caregiver
Nearly 44 million adults in the US are providing care for family, partners or friends with disabilities or other needs. Dr. Michael Rabow explores the burdens experienced by the caregivers and resour...Show More
7) Hospice Care
Hospice Care brings compassionate care into the lives of terminally ill patients, and grief support services to their families. Series: "Coming of Age Lecture Series" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID...Show More
8) Are There Atheists in Foxholes? Spiritual Issues in Serious and Terminal Illness
Rev. Denah Joseph, Chaplain and Associate Director UCSF Palliative Care Service, reflects on the domains of religion, spirituality, and culture in the care of the seriously ill. Series: "Mini Medical ...Show More
Are There Atheists in Foxholes? Spiritual Issues in Serious and Terminal Illness
58:50 | Aug 4th, 2015
9) Giving Your Loved Ones the Gift of Knowing What You Want: Advance Care Planning
Dr. Rebecca Sudore, Associate Professor of Medicine at UCSF, explains that the goal of advanced care planning is to make sure that the medical care a person gets is the medical care that is in line wi...Show More
Giving Your Loved Ones the Gift of Knowing What You Want: Advance Care Planning
36:45 | Jul 26th, 2015
10) Palliative Care: Who is it For What Does it Do Why Should I Want it and When?
Serious illness and end of life care has changed. People live longer and death often comes after years of serious, chronic illness. Dr. Steven Pantilat, UCSF Professor of Medicine, explains that the c...Show More
Palliative Care: Who is it For What Does it Do Why Should I Want it and When?
1:21:30 | Jul 21st, 2015