Caring Advocates: to plan and honor end-of-life decisions

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1. Coping With Caregiving with Jacqueline Marcell

• Radio interview by Jacqueline Marcell of Dr. Stanley A. Terman, broadcast 4/26/2008.

• Radio Interview! Listen to Dr. Stanley A. Terman, on Jacqueline Marcell's radio show Coping With Caregiving, on Segment #4 discussing concepts from his book, The Best Way to Say Goodbye: A Legal, Peaceful Choice at the End of Life.

  Listen free-on-demand via Windows Media Player/Real Player--free downloads available at "How To Listen". Jacqueline is the author of "Elder Rage".

2. Voluntary Refusal of Food and Fluid: Growth House Radio, February 2008.

   • On February 15, 2008, for the Education Channel of Growth House Radio, Les Morgan interviewed Stanley A. Terman, Ph.D., M.D., Medical & Executive Director of Caring Advocates, on The Option of Voluntary Refusal of Food & Fluid. The topics covered included: Why some terminally-ill people stopeating and drinking; psychiatric assessment for depression, anorexia nervosa, mental competence, andcontrol needs; legality and ethics of this choice; the medical effects of dehydration and ketosis; how thefamily may respond to the patient's decision; assisted feeding of dementia patients; and advance care planning. Listen at http://www.growthhouse.org/radio_channel_education.html, or read the print version, which was edited for clarity, grammatical correctness, and completeness, and also includes an addendum of a real patient example. The print version is dated June 24, 2008.

     Audio is available for download here. Text transcription is available for download here.

3. A Legal Alternative to Physician-Hastened Dying, and How to Plan to Avoid Prolonged Indignity of Dementia

   • Part one of this audio probes two challenging questions: Is there a legal alternative to Physician-Assisted Dying? and Can planning prevent prolonged lingering in the indignity of Dementia?

     Dr. Stan Terman's half-hour KPBS interview with Tom Fudge on December 4, 2007 precedes a five-minute excerpt of an interview with two representatives from opposite sides in the debate to legalize Physician-Assisted Dying. Click here to read Dr. Stan Terman's comments on the second interview.

     The audio concludes with two memoirs: An October Morning and A Peaceful Transition for Henry.

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4. BEYOND "DEATH WITH DIGNITY":
   --A legal peaceful alternative to physician-assisted dying.
   --Shall we Permit Natural Dying for end-stage dementia?
• Speaker: Stanley A. Terman, Ph.D., M.D.
• Date: February 3, 2007
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5. Death With Dignity: An Introduction to Your Choices
• Speaker: Stanley A. Terman, Ph.D., M.D.
• Date: March 4, 2007
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Also of interest…

1. Presentation to the Hemlock Society of San Diego
• Speaker: Stanley A. Terman, Ph.D., M.D.
• Date: May 8, 2005
• This 66-minute slightly edited audio may not have perfect sound quality, but it does offer some lighter moments, even though the subject matter seems serious. Speaking on Mothers Day, 2005, to an informed and lively audience, Dr. Stan Terman describes the basic strategy needed for the legal peaceful alternative to Physician-Assisted Suicide.
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2. Will physician-assisted death be allowed in California?
• Speakers: Stanley A. Terman, Ph.D., M.D. and Professor Larry Hinman
• Date: January 19, 2006
• From the KPBS website: This week the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Oregon's physician-assisted death law, and a new bill is being reviewed by the State Assembly of California.
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