Cindy Wool Memorial Seminar Evening Lecture with Guest Speaker Dr. BJ Miller

Sponsored by the Maimonides Society of the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona in conjunction with the University of Arizona College of Medicine:

The Ninth Annual Cindy Wool Memorial Seminar on Humanism in Healthcare

VIP RECEPTION - 5:30 pm
University of Arizona Student Union, South Ballroom,
$108 includes dinner, seminar, and parking in 2nd St. Garage.

RSVP by March 22.

KEYNOTE - 7:00 pm

“One Man’s Quest to Change the Way We Die”
University of Arizona Student Union, North Ballroom,
$18 includes coffee & dessert.
Free for medical students.

Guest Speaker: Dr. BJ Miller
Dr. BJ Miller is a pre-eminent speaker on patient-centered care, palliative care, and end-of-life care. Drawing on his expertise as a physician and former Executive Director of Zen Hospice Project, and his personal experience as a patient, he advocates for a healthcare system that maximizes quality of life and that minimizes unnecessary suffering. His TED Talk, “What Really Matters at the End of Life,” about encouraging empathic end-of-life care has garnered over 5.5 million views to date and ranks among the most viewed talks. Dr. Miller is also an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and an attending specialist for the Symptom Management Service of the UCSF Helen Diller Comprehensive Cancer Center, one of the country’s first outpatient palliative care clinics.

Tickets available at https://jfsa.org/cindy-wool, or call Karen Graham, 577-9393 x 8469

This event is brought to you by the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona | University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson | Jewish Community Foundation of Southern Arizona | Tucson Maimonides Society