The Nature of Human Suffering and the Preservation of Dignity at the End of Life

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Webinar Description

The lecture will include a discussion of the nature of spiritual suffering and its treatment, as well as common mental syndromes and their psychiatric approach (such as delirium, depression and panic). Participants will explore emotional suffering, its nature, approaches to treatment, severity, and outcomes. They will learn about physical suffering, common forms of therapy and drug usage for pain control, dyspnea and obstruction. The session will touch on challenges of family care and approaches to therapy, as well as grief and the challenges it presents to staff and families.

This webinar will be a live session from our long-term care conference, "Compassion, Comfort, and Compliance in Long-Term Care." The webinar will feature footage of the speaker and the presentation slides.

Continuing Education

Administrators, nurses, social workers, recreational therapists, Catholic Chaplains, and dietitians will be eligible to receive 1.0 continuing education hours, please click here for attendance requirements and board approvals. 

Registrants seeking continuing education will be asked to watch the webinar in full, write down the verification numbers, and submit a verification/ evaluation form. An unlimited number of viewers may watch the webinar but must register if they are seeking continuing education. For more information about additional viewers and attendance verification, please click here.

More Information

If you have any questions or concerns about registering and attending the webinar, or about continuing education, please contact Tricia Misonznick or Erica Balazs at (518) 537-5000.

Michael J. Brescia, MD

Executive Medical Director, Calvary Hospital

Michael J. Brescia, MD is Senior Vice President and Executive Medical Director of Calvary Hospital located at 1740 Eastchester Road, Bronx, NY 10461. He received his B.S. Degree from Fordham University, Bronx, NY and his MD from Georgetown University Medical School. Dr. Brescia is internationally famous for the invention of the AV Fistula which has world-wide acclaim for the preservation of life in terminal renal disease and in renal transplantation which is now an accepted mode of therapy. Dr. Brescia has received awards and lectured world-wide on hemodialysis and access. While at the peak of his career in organ transplantation, he surrendered the economic fortunes to develop and create a hospital of singular nature devoted to terminal cancer patients as the response to euthanasia and assisted suicide. At the present time, world-wide acclaim has resulted in visitors from nearly every European and Asian nation for education. 

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