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Connections: End-of-life care

The number of people becoming part of the "sandwich generation" is growing. That's a group of parents responsible for raising children while caring for their aging parents. Conversations about death and dying are part of the aging process, and families often feel hesitant to have discussions about end-of-life wishes. An upcoming community-wide forumhopes to change that.

The Rochester Academy of Medicine is hosting the series, which includes sessions on end-of-life care, nursing home and hospice care, spiritual life, and palliative care. We discuss what options are appropriate. In studio:

  • Dr. Jeff Dmochowski, M.D., retired, chair of the program committee for retired physicians at the Rochester Academy of Medicine
  • Dr. Timothy E. Quill, M.D., professor of medicine, psychiatry, and medical humanities at the University of Rochester Medical Center
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Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
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