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Wednesday, October 29, 2008
LUNCH MATTERS
On Our Own Terms: Moyers on Dying - Living with Dying (Part I)
Post-screening discussion moderated by Robert Chodo Campbell
A 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:
Robert Chodo Campbell, HHC, is a Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care. He serves on the Core Faculty for the Center’s Buddhist Chaplaincy Training Programs. Chodo is an Adjunct Professor at the Institute of Buddhist Studies. He is Co-Director of Contemplative Care Services for the Department of Integrative Medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center. Chodo brings his life experience and his Zen and psychoanalytic study to his teachings in the areas of: anxiety and depression, drug and alcohol abuse, and contemplative approaches to care. He began formal Zen training in 1994 and currently he is a Soto Zen Buddhist Priest, at Village Zendo. He gives plenary addresses, workshops and retreats in a variety of settings from corporations to national healthcare conferences.
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008 |
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Rubin Museum of Art
150 W. 17th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues, NYC)
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$10 ticket includes Museum admission / free to RMA Members
RMA Members: Reserve a ticket in advance by calling 212.620.5000 ext. 344
RMA Members at the Benefactor level and above: Reserve a seat or table in advance by calling 212.620.5000 ext. 344
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