Events
The Lost Art of Dying Well
A lecture by Prof. Lydia Dugdale (Columbia University)
When:
April 14, 2025 | 5:30 PM EDT
Location:
Penn Drexel Newman Center
Chapter:
University of Pennsylvania/Drexel University
This lecture is free and open to the public. No pre-registration is required.
About the speaker:
Dr. Lydia Dugdale is the Silberberg Professor of Medicine and Director of the Center for Clinical Medical Ethics at Columbia University in New York City. As a medical doctor and ethicist, she cares for patients, consults on complex ethical issues in the hospital, and teaches medical trainees and undergraduate students. Her scholarly work focuses on physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia, the need to prepare well for death, and questions of moral injury and human flourishing. She is author of the book THE LOST ART OF DYING: REVIVING FORGOTTEN WISDOM (HarperOne, 2020) and is currently writing a book on hope.