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List of Prior Events
Following is a list of presenters and topics from prior meetings (since 2006):
- January 15, 2012: Movie and Discussion -- "A Short Stay in Switzerland" -- a docudrama about a woman who follows through with her wish to obtain help with dying in Switzerland.
- November 13, 2011: Jack Cumming, Actuary and Board Member, National Continuing Care Residents Association -- Retirement Communities: Are They For You?
- September 11, 2011: Dr. Daniel Davis, Director, Center for Resuscitation Science at UCSD Medical Center -- How We Die: Resuscitation and Futile Care in San Diego
- July 10, 2011: Advance Directives: Which Ones Do You Need...and Why -- A panel of 3 medical experts spoke about how doctors, nurses, and first responders view advance directives -- focusing particularly on the newly-updated POLST form.
- May 15, 2011: Medical Technlogy: Extending Life or Prolonging Death -- Three medical specialists discuss technologies such as pacemakers, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, artificial feeding, dialysis and other advanced and newly-developed technologies that can extend life dramatically but also prolong the dying process when they are used as used without regard for the goals of treatment and clinical context.
- March 20, 2011: Movie and Discussion: I Have Dementia and I Want to be Able to Die on my Own Terms -- In this amazing video Sir Terry Pratchett discusses (through an actor) his dementia and the need to allow people to have assisted dying when they request it. To see this 45 minute video on YouTube, click here.
- January 9, 2011: George Eighmey, former Director of Compassion and Choices Oregon -- Lessons Learned from 12 Years of the Oregon Death with Dignity Law
- November 14, 2010: Movie and Discussion -- "You Don't Know Jack" -- Al Pacino's award-winning biography/drama about Jack Kevorkian
- September 12, 2010: John West, attorney and author -- Helping My Parents End Their Suffering
- July 11, 2010: Emanuel Kauder, M.D. and Donna Olson, R.N. -- Everything You Wanted to Know About Hospice Care
- May 9, 2010: Attorney Rob Rivas -- Final Exit Network: When is Compassion a Crime
- March 21, 2010: Dr. Stan Terman -- Avoiding a Prolonged Dying by Refusing Food and Fluid - Two short films and a discussion with Dr. Stan Terman
- January 10, 2010: Mademoiselle and the Doctor -- A film made in Australia about a woman turning 80 who wants to die.
- September 13, 2009: Dr. Richard MacDonald -- My Experience with Peaceful, Self-Chosen Death
- July 12, 2009: Dr. Laura Nathanson -- Protecting Yourself in the Medical System
- May 10, 2009: Film: The Suicide Tourist
- March 8, 2009: David Morgan -- Thwarting the Religious Right in Matters of Life and Death
- January 11, 2009: Derek Humphry -- Still Searching for a Peaceful Death
- November 2, 2008: Dr. Adrian Jaffer -- End of Life Issues, Options, and Choices from the Physician's Perspective
- July 27, 2008: Washington Green Flash Party
- May 4, 2008: Eli Stutsman -- Death and Dignity: A Citizen's Initiative in Washington State
- March 30, 2008: Veronika Glenn -- Planning for Successful Aging: When and How to Get Help
- February 3, 2008: Herb Hawley: Part II: Donations of your body or body parts to help others survive
- November 4, 2007: Barbara Kernan, John Davis, Karleen Baptiste, and Herb Hawley -- What to Do With Your Body After Death
- September 9, 2007: Neal Nicol: My Friend, Jack Kevorkian: Everything You Wanted to Know About "Dr. Death"
- May 13, 2007: LeVon Switzer, Vitas Hospice -- Hospice: Is it Right for You?
- March 4, 2007: Representatives of C&C, Final Exit Network, Caring Advocates -- Death with Dignity is Available Now in San Diego
- January 14, 2007: Final Exit, the DVD
- November 12, 2006: Fay Girsh -- Death with Dignity, Worldwide Developments
- September 11, 2006: Health Care Agent as Advocate
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