Events

1. Upcoming events
2. Recent presentations, 2006-2010
3. Topics on which Dr. Stan Terman can present

1. Upcoming Events

• Presentation by Stanley A. Terman, PhD, MD
  Sponsored by National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys - 2010 Fall Institute
  November 4-6, 2010 San Diego, CA
  "Advance Care Planning to avoid both premature and prolonged dying with Dementia" Avoid pitfalls of Advance Care Planning: premature/prolonged dying with unbearable pain and suffering or many burdensome years in Advanced Dementia

2. Recent presentations, 2006-2010

• To create an effective Living Will for Advanced Dementia, sort illustrated "My Way Cards."
  Info: 75 slides, 1.6 mb PDF, originally presented on June 2, 2010 in San Francisco, CA; coming soon: MP3 audio. Also available: written comments for each slide.
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  Download audio part 1 Download audio part 2 Download audio part 3
• Presentation by Stanley A. Terman, PhD, MD
  Sponsored by Hemlock Society of San Diego on March 21, 2010 at the Joyce Beers Auditorium
  "Avoiding a Prolonged Dying by Refusing Food and Fluid"
  Discussion how to plan to use this method in the future, especially in the case of Advanced Dementia
  
• Poster Presentation by Stanley A. Terman, PhD, MD
  The Inaugural International Advance Care Planning Conference
  April 22-24, 2010 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  Advance Care Planning using My Way Cards, a deck of 47 double sided jumbo sized playing cards, an interactive way to inform people engaged in Advance Care Planning about Advanced Dementia so they can express their treatment preferences for their future decision-makers to consider
• San Francisco Bay Area Network for End of Life Care
• Successful, Compassionate Planning for Life's Final Chapter
  The League of Women Voters of Orange Coast
  Irvine, California
  November 18th, 2009
• Zero to Clear and Convincing in 30 minutes: Using "My Way Cards" Create Effective Living Wills
  
  University of California at Irvine
  October 8th, 2009
• Sorting "My Way Cards" to Create Effective Living Wills

  Erie County Medical Society
  Erie, Pennsylvania
  September 9, 2009

• An Outrageous Proposal: Require Natural Dying for Patients with Advanced Dementia

  Center for Clinical Ethics and Humanities in Healthcare
  Buffalo, New York
  September 11, 2009

• "Death With Dignity" is now available in San Diego! sponsored by the Hemlock Society of San Diego, San Diego, CA. Here, Dr. Terman presents the goals and means of responding to end of life choices and then compares Caring Advocates to Compassion & Choices, and to Final Exit Network.
• BEYOND "DEATH WITH DIGNITY":
  --A legal peaceful alternative to physician-assisted dying.
  --Shall we Permit Natural Dying for end-stage dementia?
  sponsored by The Socrates Death Fellowship, Northbrae Community Church, Berkeley, CA
• Starting End-of-Life Conversations sponsored by Stephen's Ministry, South Coast United Methodist Church, La Mesa, CA
• The Best Way to Say Goodbye: What choices do we have at the end of life? Sponsored by End-of-Life Choices, San Marcos, CA
• How to deal with the recommendations not to create and not to honor Living Wills and Advance Directives, by President's Council on Bioethics, in their report, "Taking Care: Ethical Care Giving in an Aging Society." sponsored by Bioethics Luncheon Group. University of California, Irvine, CA
• Five Wishes + Two: Planning for Peaceful End-of-Life Transitions by Living Wills, Proxy Directives, and support groups with Rev. Dr. Christina Tillotson, co-sponsored by Seaside Center for Spiritual Living, and Caring Advocates, Encinitas, CA
• Toward an Iron Clad Plan for Dementia, sponsored by Compassion & Choices; Challenge in Choice : Pre-Conference Sessions of the World Congress of Right-to-Die Societies, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Trusting Circles of our Ultimate Transition, sponsored by Caring Advocates, Carlsbad, CA
• A critique of the President's Council on Bioethics, September 2005 report, "Taking Care: Ethical Care giving in Our Aging Society" sponsored by Bioethics Luncheon Discussion Group, held at UC Irvine
• Concerns about California's bill to legalize Physician-Assisted Dying, panel member, Bioethics Luncheon Discussion Group, held at UC Irvine
• Falls from Grace: Professionals who assist those who wish to hasten their dying, Bioethics Luncheon Discussion Group, held at UC Irvine
• The Sanctity of MANY Lives, Bioethics Luncheon Discussion Group at UC Irvine

3. Topics on which Dr. Stan Terman can present

• Should we legalize Physician-Assisted Suicide?
  
  What are the ethical, moral, and religious implications of Physician-Assisted Suicide? Is it a good law in terms of protecting individuals from impulsive deaths? Do we really need a new law, or do legal clinical alternatives already exist? How well is Oregon's Death With Dignity Act working?
• What should we learn from the case of Terri Schiavo?
  
  Was she being played like a political football resulting from political polarization? How can we make sure our Advance Directives will be followed in light of the awesome power of legislators, governors, and judges? Can society afford to indefinitely maintain people who have lost their awareness?
• Can we plan for a dignified death if the diagnosis is Alzheimer's disease?
  
  What special considerations need to be included in Advance Directives? When that time comes, will you be able to meet the potential challenges? As a family member, how can you approach a loved one who has just been diagnosed in the earliest stage, to discuss the options?
• Does art reflect life?
  
  The best American and foreign films of 2005 both dealt with hastening death: Million Dollar Baby and The Sea Inside? Recent award-winning films about Alzheimer's disease include A Song for Martin, Iris, and The Notebook. But how accurately does Hollywood portray reality?
• How to lay the groundwork so you or your loved one will not have to endure prolonged end-of-life suffering.
• What is the legal alternative to physician-assisted suicide?
• Can Alzheimer's disease be prevented or delayed? What should patients consider if they were recently diagnosed?
• Detecting and treating depression in terminally ill patients, their caregivers and their families.
• How to prove someone is legally competent to make decisions.