In this public conversation, national palliative care leaders, Drs. Ira Byock and Craig Blinderman, and Zen teachers, Senseis Koshin Paley Ellison and Sensei Chodo Campbell, will explore the role of contemplative practices in caring for those facing the end of life. How do we bear witness? How do we respect uncertainty? How do we acknowledge fear? How do we listen? How do we care for ourselves?
We ask that participants explore what “contemplative palliation” may mean for our systems of care, health care policies, research, and developing technology? What does it meant to create a “culture of palliation”? What does caring for the dying teach us about how to best live and grow as a community? What do we value most?
This event is co-sponsored by Research Cluster on Science and Subjectivity (RCSS) and the University Seminars, Columbia University Medical School, the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care, and Reimagine End of Life. Columbia faculty and students are encouraged to participate.
Faculty House is located on Columbia University’s East Campus on Morningside Drive.
Enter campus through the gates at 116th and Broadway. Follow College Walk across Amsterdam Avenue towards Morningside Drive. After passing Jerome Greene Hall on the left, enter Wien courtyard through the gates. Follow courtyard around to the right. Faculty House will be the last building on the right.