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He is active professor emeritus at the geisel school of medicine at dartmouth and formerly served as director of palliative medicine at dartmouthhitchcock medical center. As with any dying individual, there is an expectation of being able to say goodbye to ones friends and families, to. I have loved the compelling and clear writing in his books, especially dying well. Article information, pdf download for dying well in corrections. Ira byock that celebrates the 20th anniversary of his book dying well and features his wise perspective on endoflife care.
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A hospice doctors wrenching stories of dying patients and their families, which dramatically illustrate his belief that the transition to death can be one of lifes most meaningful experiences. Ira byock, md is a palliative care physician, author, and advocate for improving care through the end of life. Byock s vision of living and dying well is needed now more than ever as we still struggle to provide better care to the dying and to create a new societal attitude toward death. That is ira byocks dream, and hes dedicating his life to creating it come true.
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