2016 Symposium Videos - Spirituality and End-of-Life Medical Outcomes

On December 2nd 2016, the Initiative on Health, Religion, and Spirituality hosted a symposium, inviting scholars working at the intersection of religion and medicine to share their work and to respond to the presentations of others. Michael and Tracy Balboni presented their research on end-of-life care, and Christina Puchalski and Dan Sulmasy offered commentary on these findings. 

 

Palliative care physican Dr. Tracy Balboni of the Initiative on Health, Religion, and Spirituality speaks on the role that religion/spirituality plays in care at the end of life. 

 

Religion and medicine scholar Dr. Michael Balboni of the Initiative on Health, Religion, and Spirituality speaks on clergy views on end-of-life care. 

 

Dr. Christina Puchalshi, founder and director of the George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health, responds to Dr. Tracy Balboni's presentation. 

 

Dr Daniel Sulmasy, Professor of Medicine and Ethics in the Department of Medicine and Divinity School at the University of Chicago, responds to Dr. Tracy Balboni's presentation.