March 17, 2019. Heart failure is the #1 cause of death in America. 40-50% of all patients discharged from the hospital are readmitted within 30 days because of the recurrence of symptoms of congestive heart failure.
November 18, 2018
Thad Pope discusses right to die options and limitations for persons suffering from Dementia. He emphasizes Voluntary Stopping Eating and Drinking (VSED).
Sept. 2018 - Dr "Bob" Uslander and his staff discuss case histories using Voluntary Stop Eating and Drinking (VSED) as an End of Life option. This medical procedure is described.
July 15, 2019 - video not available. Three speakers certified in Hospice and Palliative Care explain the differences.
May 20, 2018 - Hemlock Society of San Diego Meeting Speakers: Dr. Bob Uslander, a physician in private practice, director…
March 18, 2018 - video not available. Dr. Sally Hall from the Final Exit Network spoke about and demonstrated the nitrogen method for self-deliverance.
November 21, 2021 - A panel of experts presents a detailed discussion on the various options for disposing of human…
Sept. 17, 2017 - Options for using your body for good after you die, including tissue and organ donation, as well as body donation to universities for use by medical students to practice operations and saving money on funerals.
July 16, 2017 - Hemlock Society of San Diego Meeting Speakers: Dr. Bob Uslander, MD. Dr. Bob is dedicated to…
May 21, 2017 - Describes use of medical cannabis as a pain reliever. As with most medications, there are side effects to consider. There are several different kinds off cannabis, each having distinct medical properties.
March 19, 2017 - video not available. San Diego's EMS Director, Dr. James Dunford, talked about CardioPulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), how often it is successful, how many people think they have a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order but they don't - who should have one and how you get it.
November 20, 2016 - Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking . Video not available - only Power Point. (VSED) can sometimes be quicker than using California's End of Life Option Act, which requires a 15-day waiting period between requests for life-ending drugs.
September 18, 2016 - Canada has an assisted dying law for the entire country, which may include voluntary euthanasia rather than just self-administration; and, may extend its provisions to people not just terminally ill.
July 17, 2016 - Stroke and End of Life Care. Stroke is in the top 5 most common causes of death in the U.S. Many persons have a range of disabilities following a stroke. This talk explains strokes and how they effect people, and the importance of quick treatment after a stroke.
May 17, 2016 - What if you can't qualify for California's End of LIfe Option Act? SpeakersSally Hall, MD and Final Exit Network guide, and Bob Uslander, MD, discuss alternatives, Final Exit Network, VSED, holistic hospice, palliative care, terminal sedation.
Nov. 19, 2015 - How does the law work in Oregon? What will hospice do?
Sept. 27, 2015 - Our distinguished speaker was Dr. Ken Murray, author of the seminal paper, How Doctors Die. He is a retired family practitioner in Los Angeles. There were two excellent discussants: local, practitioning doctors who have registered their support for aid in dying.
May 17th, 2015 - Before the End of Life Option Act was passed in California, our program discussed how ending your life on your own terms could be accomplished - Law suit, Legislation, Exit Guide.
Learn the history of the right to die movement from the people who started it all.
May 21, 2023 - A discussion between end-of-life experts on the fundamentally philosophical decision of when it is time to…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giTet2PLneU Christie's mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease at age 88 and was soon sent to a memory care clinic…
January 15, 2017 - Deborah Ziegler gives a heartfelt and emotional account of her daughter's decision to move to Oregon after being diagnosed with terminal brain cancer.