A New Global Symposium

How do we navigate one of our most transformative human experiences – our dying? How do we care for loved ones and friends facing complex end of life decisions? Drawing inspiration from Australian poet Les Murray’s observation that these kinds of questions summon “last hellos,” we invite you to join a Global Symposium on June 20-21, 2024, which will span four continents and feature speakers worldwide as they explore new models in end-of-life care. From the origin of what it means to be “palliative” in the context of Aboriginal communities to the scientific inquiry into the effect of placebos; from research into personal narratives of end-of-life visions to expanding eligibility considerations for medical aid-in-dying in Colorado, this two-day Symposium invites you to contemplate one of life’s most powerful transformative experiences.