Douglas West Endowed Memorial Visiting Lectureship
in Geriatrics and Palliative Care

In 1996, Mrs. Susan West established an Endowed Visiting Lectureship in memory of her late husband, Douglas West. Mrs. West made this generous gift in honor of Diane E. Meier, M.D., director of the Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute. Each year, these lectures have focused on different perspectives in palliative care, and through audiences of both professionals and lay people, have served to broaden understanding of care for seriously ill patients and their families.

Wednesday, June 5, 2009
5:30 P.M.
Goldwurm Auditorium
Gail Sheey
"The Labyrinth of Caregiving"

2008
Christine K. Cassel, M.D.
President and CEO of the American Board of Internal Medicine
"The Cultures of Caregiving "

2007
Jane Brody
Author of Jane Brody's "Guide to the Great Beyond"

2006
Charles Von Gunten, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.P.
"Since It's Broken, Let's Fix It: Overhauling M.D. Training to Improve Our Healthcare System"

2005
Wendy Harpham, M.D.
"Happiness in a Storm: Facing Illness and Embracing Life as a Healthy Survivor"

2005
Jerome Groopman, M.D. "The Anatomy of Hope"

2003
Diane E. Meier, M.D.
"Easing the Symptoms, Comforting the Spirit, Working the System: Palliative Care in Hospitals"

2002
Robert N. Butler, M.D.
International Longevity Center
"The Inner Life at the End of Life"

2001
Timothy Quill, M.D.
University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry
"Caring for Seriously Ill Patients: Facing an Uncertain Future Together"

2000
Anna Quindlen
Noted New York Times and Newsweek columnist and author of One True Thing.

1999
Dame Cicely Saunders, O.M., D.B.E., F.R.C.P.
Founder and Chairman
St. Christopher's Hospice, London
"Lessons in Living from the Dying"

1998
Sherwin B. Nuland, M.D.
Author of How We Die "Doctors and Patients at the Hour of Death"

1997
Ira Byock, M.D.
Author of Dying Well: The Prospect for Growth at the End of Life
"Dying Well: Symptom Management and Beyond"