Featured Speaker:
Judith E. Nelson, MD, JD
Associate Professor of Medicine/Pulmonary and Critical Care
Attending Physician, Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine

In most hospitals, more death occurs in the ICU than anywhere else. The ICU is therefore a crucial focus for hospital-based palliative care teams and for interventions to improve the quality of end-of-life care. This audio conference will illuminate the obstacles to optimal care of patients dying in ICUs and address the best strategies to surmount them.