“Embracing Life and Facing Death:

Medicine and Spirituality

in Partnership”

A free conference for medical students and rabbinical students

in health care-related disciplines

Sunday, March 28^th, 2004

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Location:

UJA-Federation of New York

130 East 59th Street (between Lexington and Park Avenues)

Exploring Spiritual, Ethical and Emotional Issues

in Palliative and End-of-Life Care

                                                                       Keynote Speakers:

Diane E. Meier, M.D                                                    Rabbi Tsvi Blanchard, Ph.D.

Director, The Lilian and Benjamin                                   Co-Author, Embracing Life & Facing Death:

Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute                             A Jewish Guide to Palliative Care

Gaisman Professor of Medical Ethics                           Director, Organizational Development, CLAL

This conference will stress the fact that rabbis and physicians both serve as advisors and healers to patients who face serious or life-threatening illnesses, as well as comforters and counselors to family members.  This special conference will provide a forum where rabbis and physicians in training can learn about and from each other, with the ultimate goal of taking the best care of patients who suffer from serious illnesses.

Space for the conference is limited, so we recommend that all students who are interested in attending the conference send in their Registration Forms as soon as possible to reserve a space. 

                       Register now!        REGISTRATION  Space is limited!

To register by email click here.

To register by mail or fax, print out and complete this form and return it to CLAL by fax or mail.

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Please submit your registration form c/o Ruth Bregman, Nat’l. Program Administrator

via fax # 212-779-3543, e-mail rbregman@clal.org <mailto:rbregman@clal.org> or mail to:

 CLAL-The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership 

440 Park Avenue South, 4^th Floor, New York, NY 10016

Sponsored by:

Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine

   Dept. of Geriatrics, Box 1070, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029-6574

(212)241-8830    Fax: (212) 860-9737    diane.maguire@mssm.edu <mailto:diane.maguire@mssm.edu>

CLAL - The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership

440 Park Avenue South - 4^th Floor, New York, NY 10016-8012

(212) 779-3300, ext. 116   Fax: (212) 779-3543   rbregman@clal.org <mailto:rbregman@clal.org>