A Roundtable Dialogue on the End of Life Impasse: Transformations and Possibilities in Moving from Curative to Palliative Care

Session Submission Type: Panel Discussion

Abstract

This roundtable session brings together communication scholars, an oncologist, a health policy professional, and a hospice physician. Participants will discuss ways of creating opportunities for medical professionals, patients and families to engage in generative dialogue about end of life. Focus will be on creating opportunities to talk across professional and personal boundaries in an attempt to limit the constraining expectations and debilitating frustrations that arise in the end of life process.

Sub Unit

• End of Life Series

Chair

• Sheila McNamee, University of New Hampshire

Respondent

• John W. Lannamann, Univ of New Hampshire

• Anthony Back, Dept of Medicine/Oncology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington

• Clary Patrick, Salmon Falls Family Health Care

• Ricardo Wray, Health Communication Research Laboratory, School of Public Health, St. Louis University

• Linda Harris, US Dept Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Session Organizer

• Sheila McNamee, University of New Hampshire