Experts
Ira Byock
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
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What is the consolation of faith in the face of death?
What is the consolation of faith in the face of death? Read More
March 28, 2008 | In Belief, Life & Death
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Facing Death in War Read More
March 28, 2008 | In Health & Medicine, Life & Death, Politics & Policy
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The Right to Die Read More
March 28, 2008 | In Health & Medicine, Life & Death, Truth & Justice
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What drew you to end-of-life care?
What drew you to end-of-life care? Read More
March 28, 2008 | In Health & Medicine, Identity, Life & Death
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Do we mistreat the elderly? Read More
March 28, 2008 | In Health & Medicine, Life & Death
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Are Americans particularly afraid of death?
Are Americans particularly afraid of death? Read More
March 28, 2008 | In Arts & Culture, Life & Death
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Is there such a thing as a heroic death?
Is there such a thing as a heroic death? Read More
March 28, 2008 | In Life & Death
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Facing Death as a Society Read More
March 28, 2008 | In Arts & Culture, Health & Medicine, Life & Death
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Dying is Hard Read More
March 28, 2008 | In Health & Medicine, Life & Death
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Dying well. Read More
March 28, 2008 | In Health & Medicine, Life & Death
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The Downsides of Dying in a Hospital
The downsides of dying in a hospital. Read More
March 28, 2008 | In Health & Medicine, Life & Death
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Why are we so afraid of death?
Why are we so afraid of death? Read More
March 28, 2008 | In Health & Medicine, Life & Death
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Is there an ethical limit to prolonging life?
Is there an ethical limit to prolonging life? Read More
March 28, 2008 | In Health & Medicine, Life & Death
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Why is end-of-life care neglected by the medical profession?
Why is end-of-life care neglected by the medical profession? Read More
March 28, 2008 | In Health & Medicine, Life & Death
Ira Byock, MD is Director of Palliative Medicine at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire and a Professor of Anesthesiology and Community & Family Medicine at Dartmouth Medical School.Dr. Byock has authored numerous articles on the ethics and practice of hospice, palliative and end-of-life care. His first book, Dying Well, (1997) has become a standard in the field. His most recent book, The Four Things That Matter Most, (2004) is used as a counseling tool widely by palliative care and hospice programs, as well as within pastoral care.Dr. Byock has been a consistent advocate for the voice and rights of dying patients and their families. He has been the recipient of the National Hospice Organization’s Person of the Year (1995), the National Coalition of Cancer Survivorship’s Natalie Davis Spingarn Writers Award (2000), the American College of CHEST Physicians Roger Bone Memorial Lecture Award (2003) and the Outstanding Colleague Award (2008) of the National Association of Catholic Chaplains.
