Wednesday, October 15, 2008
LUNCH MATTERS
On Our Own Terms - Moyers on Dying, A Time to Change (Part I)
Post-screening discussion moderated by Koshin Paley Ellison
Co-Sponsored by the Rubin Museum of Art and the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care
A Time to Change profiles crusading individuals who offer palliative care to the working poor and the uninsured. Nurse Cassandra Jackson talks about hospice work. An extraordinary public hospital program in Birmingham, Alabama offers an inspiring model for what health care could be for the dying and their families. The Balm of Gilead project works to introduce hospice ideas into maintream health care with the help of its dedicated staff. Patching together an operating budget from Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements, church donations, foundation grants and a county indigent fund, the Balm of Gilead weaves a safety net for the dying from underserved and economically disadvantaged communities. As the population ages, these financial challenges are growing more acute. In "A Time to Change," viewers will be introduced to both caregivers and policy reformers who are working at providing better end-of-life-care.
About the facilitators:
Koshin Paley Ellison is a Founder and Co-Executive Director of the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care. He is a founder of the Buddhist Psychotherapy Collective and in private practice, where he sees individuals, couples, and groups. Koshin is currently a Jungian Analyst Candidate at the Jungian Psychoanalytic Association. Koshin is a senior student and novice Soto Zen Buddhist priest under Roshi Enkyo O’Hara, at the Village Zendo.
