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December 18, 2009

Commonwealth Club focuses on end-of-life care

UCSF Professor Steven Pantilat, MD, moderated a panel this fall at the Commonwealth Club of California about healthcare reform, end-of-life care and how to promote dignity in a system that seeks to prolong life at any cost. Pantilat is director of the UCSF Palliative Care Program and holds the Alan M. Kates and John M. Burnard Endowed Chair in Palliative Care. The October 30 panel is now posted online:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7g1WO68KYE