Care of the Terminally Ill: Religious Perspectives. Discussion.

Authors

  • Tanveer P Mir Long Island Jewish Medical Center
  • Mary Lahaj

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5915/43-3-9462

Keywords:

Terminal Illness, Religion, Palliative Care, Hospice, Chaplain Role

Abstract

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5915/43-3-9462
Video DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5915/43-3-9462V

This is a transcript of the discussion which took place after Session 6 of the Islamic Medical Association of North America-Hofstra Ethics Symposium "End-of-Life Issues: Ethical and Religious Perspectives," September 17-18, 2010.

Session 6 contained two presentations, the first by Dr. Tanveer Mir and the second by Mary Lahaj.

Author Biography

Tanveer P Mir, Long Island Jewish Medical Center

Chief Palliative and Geriatric Medicine

Long Island Jewish Medical Center

New York

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Published

2011-10-26

Issue

Vol. 43 No. 3 (2011)

Section

Conference Proceedings

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