Featured speakers and their topics are listed below. Mo. Ms. Christopher has consulted with more than 100 health care organizations to develop internal mechanisms for dealing with ethically complex clinical cases. N.Y. He has been involved in health and aging activities from local to international levels. James Duffy, M.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry at UConn School of Medicine and chair of the coalition's Steering Committee. Dr. Duffy's medical school teaching includes neuropsychiatry, spirituality and medicine, death and dying, complementary therapies and concepts of healing.
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Its lead agencies are the UConn School of Medicine, Connecticut Hospice, Inc. and Sage Services of Connecticut, Inc., fiscal intermediary for the conference and the foundation grant. The coalition partnership seeks to help make Connecticut a national leader in the care of the dying and their families. Founded in 1961, the Health Center pursues a mission of providing outstanding health care education in an environment of exemplary patient care, research and public service.