Join BJ Miller, Mettle Health founder, palliative care and hospice physician, and Claritza Rios, MD, Mettle Health counselor for an informal and interactive conversation on navigating relationships as relates to serious illness and end of life.
As with the rest of life, navigating illness, from any angle, is so much about our relationships. How do you relate to the people on the care team, or how do you relate to the person living with the illness? Is your relationship positive or strained? What past dynamics might creep in during crisis modes? Join us for a discussion on aspects of relationships that might change for the better, or worse, when our emotions are up. How to keep the patient at the center, when there are multiple voices in the mix?
All online discussions begins with a basic overview of the day’s topic before opening up to the group for Q&A and conversation. This session should feel as supportive as it does educational, so bring your questions and comments, or feel free to just listen. Together, we’ll explore real life examples and address your questions on the topic.
Discussions are held online and once registered, you will receive a link via email to join on video or by phone.
If you can't make it to the live session you will receive a recording.
Dr. BJ Miller is a longtime hospice and palliative medicine physician and educator. He’s been on faculty at his alma mater, UCSF, since 2007 and has worked in all settings of care: hospital, clinic, residential facility, and home. Led by his own experiences as a patient, BJ advocates for the roles of our senses, community and presence in designing a better ending. He speaks nationally, and internationally, on the topics of death, dying, palliative care and the intersection of healthcare with design.
His 2015 TED Talk: “Not Whether, But How”, has been viewed over 11 million times and his work has also been the subject of multiple interviews and podcasts, including Oprah Winfrey, PBS, The New York Times, The California Sunday Magazine, GOOP, Krista Tippett, Tim Ferriss and the TED Radio Hour. His book, A Beginner’s Guide to the End, was co-authored with Shoshana Berger and published in 2019.
