End-of-Life Care Lecture by Renowned Advocate Dr. Ira Byock

Renowned palliative and end-of-life care advocate and author Ira Byock, M.D. will serve as the keynote speaker for Lehigh Valley Health Network’s Jahna Haldeman-Foland Memorial Lecture Series: The Four Things That Matter Most.  Dr. Byock is director of palliative medicine at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, and a professor of anesthesiology and community and 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 widely as a counseling tool by palliative care and hospice programs, as well as within pastoral care.

Lecture will be held in the auditorium of Lehigh Valley Health Network on Mack Blvd.

Attendees are eligible for free continuing education credits.