Palliative Care
Dr. Ira Byock, Director of the Palliative Care Program at Dartmouth-Hitchcock, discusses the importance of celebrating a person's life as they face death.
Episodes
In these episodes, we talk with Dr. Ira Byock about the importance of planning for a serious illness, and about the concept of "dying well." (Episode links open YouTube video player.)
- About Palliative Care 26:39
- Dying Well 18:02
- Advance Directives 10:05
- Having the Conversation 12:47
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Related materials
- Advance Directives Video: Important Healthcare Tools for Supporting You and Your Family
- More about Advance Care Planning
- New Hampshire and Vermont Advance Directives resources
- More about the Palliative Care Program
- Dartmouth Medicine: Simply Present
