26 Mar Completed Life March 2021 Symposium
When is Suffering Enough?
Watch this thought-provoking conversation with Dr. Bruce “BJ” Miller on the issues that arise at the end of life, especially in the face of non-fatal or non-terminal serious illness.
ORIGINALLY AIRED ON THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2021
Interviewer:
Paul Menzel, PhD
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
BJ Miller, MD
BJ Miller, MD, speaks internationally on the themes of living well in the face of illness and death. Dr. Miller has practiced and taught in all major settings: home, hospital, clinic, and residential care facility. In his work, he draws upon his personal experiences with disability and his undergraduate studies in art history as much as his medical education. He has been profiled in the New York Times, interviewed by Oprah Winfrey, Tim Ferriss, and Krista Tippett and co-authored the book, A Beginner’s Guide to the End (Simon & Schuster, 2019). Dr. Miller is the President and Co-Founder of Mettle Health in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Unprecedented: Understanding Multifaceted Suffering
ORIGINALLY AIRED ON THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2021
How does someone maintain their personhood while suffering through a complicated illness? Session Two will explore different experiences of suffering, specifically looking at psychological suffering, diminished states of consciousness, disability, and loss. Can the violation of one’s autonomy itself be a part of suffering? What if a person is not aware that their autonomy is being violated? This session will examine how to build empathy and increase awareness for individuals who face suffering and distress at the end of their life.
SPEAKERS:
Brent Kious, MD, PhD
Brent Kious MD PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Adjunct Professor in the Program in Medical Ethics and Humanities in the Department of Internal Medicine, and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Utah.
Linda Golding, MA, Board Certified Chaplain
Linda Golding, MA, Board Certified Chaplain, Staff Chaplain at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, Coordinator of Pastoral Care for Milstein Hospital, Adjunct Professor in Bioethics at Columbia University.
God and Death: Examining Suffering from Faith Perspectives
ORIGINALLY AIRED FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2021
What is a good death from the perspective of different theological traditions? Session Three will examine how religious and spiritual traditions have well-tried ideas on what comprises a good death, and how to amplify the sacredness of dying within an individual’s preferred tradition. Our speakers will examine existential suffering and the physical suffering that results from terminal illness from the lens of Christian, Jewish, and Islamic traditions.
SPEAKERS:
Reverend Andrea Raynor, MDiv
Reverend Andrea Raynor, MDiv, served as chaplain to the morgue at Ground Zero after 9/11, and is the Author of The Alphabet of Grief.
Rabbi Mira Rivera, MA, Board Certified Chaplain
Rabbi Mira Rivera, MA, Board Certified Chaplain, is the Associate Rabbi & Director of Pastoral Care at Kehilat Romemu in New York City.
Sameer Ladha, JD, MS Bioethics
Sameer Ladha, JD, MS Bioethics is a Lecturer and Deputy Academic Director of the Masters of Bioethics Program at Columbia University.
