How should we make end of life decisions?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about end of life care for the terminally ill. Dr Jack Kevorkian, who passed away on Friday, sparked a heated debate about assisted suicide, but he also raised awareness about end of life and hospice care. What kind of support is available to patients and their family? Join us live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What does it mean to die with dignity? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Robert Brody, chief of the Pain Consultation Clinic and former chair of the Ethics Committee at San Francisco General Hospital and member of the board of directors for Compassion and Choices, an organization focusing on end of life care.

Robb Miller, Executive Director, Compassion & Choices of Washington,

Donald Schumacher, President and CEO National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.

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How do we care for people with serious or terminal illness?

On the next Your Call we'll have a conversation about palliative care and hospice care and the future of these services. In light of the federal health reform bill, what options are there for people to live through potentially fatal illness in a dignified, supported way? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. How do you envision being cared for as you near the end of your life? It's Your Call, with Sandip Roy and you.

Guests:
Dr. Diane Meier, director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care at The Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City

Dr. Steven Pantilat, director of the Palliative Care Program and the Palliative Care Leadership Center at UCSF

Sarah Creed, hospice nurse with Partners HealthCare

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