NeshamaCast

Palliative Care, and Why You Need to Know About It: Dr. Diane Meier and Rabbi Dr. Edith Meyerson

Episode Summary

Palliative care is growing as a movement to maximize quality of life for those with serious illness. Yet to many, the concept and reality of palliative care is unclear or unknown.

Episode Notes

NAJC and NeshamaCast are pleased to share this edition of the Exit Strategy podcast in which host, Stephanie Garry leads a conversation with Dr. Diane Meier — Founder and Director Emerita of the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) — and Rabbi Dr. Edith Meyerson, BCC — Director of Pastoral Counseling and Bereavement Services at the Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital in NYC — to demystify palliative care and explain its place on the healthcare and end-of-life spectrums.

 

Useful websites:

www.plazajewishcommunitychapel.org

www.capc.org

www.mountsinai.org/care/palliative-care/about/institute

www.getpalliativecare.org

Contact Exit Strategy:

stephanie@plazajewish.org