BEGIN:VCALENDAR X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago PRODID:-//University of Iowa//Events 1.0//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T021040Z DTSTART:20210216T190000 DTEND:20210216T200000 SUMMARY:COVID's Lessons: End of Life and Grief - An Obermann Conversation DESCRIPTION:The past year has made the end of life and grief a daily communal event\, as we receive numbers from the headlines and news from friends and family. In the West\, death and grief have often been private acts\, but COVID-19\, along with the twin pandemic of racism and its inherent grief\, has altered how we tend to these universal aspects of human experience. In this conversation\, we'll hear from a palliative care physician\, a hospice nurse\, and a scholar regarding lessons from this past year. \n\nParticipants include:\n\nLaurel Lyckholm\, Clinical Professor\, Hematology/Oncology and Blood and Bone Marrow Transplantation\n Lilian Akimpaye\, On Call RN\, Iowa City Hospice\n Lydia Maunz\, PhD in English\n Lori Erickson\, Author of Near the Exit: Travels with the Not-So-Grim Reaper\nCo-sponsored by the Iowa City Public Library. The event will be on the ICPL Zoom channel.\n\nFree and open to the public\, but registration is required: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DRpEidXvTQW_4Ml4xghS9Q\n\nIndividuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program\, please contact Erin Hackathorn in advance at erin-hackathorn@uiowa.edu or (319) 335-4034.\n\n\nhttps://events.uiowa.edu/39198 LOCATION:null\, \, \, UID:edu.uiowa.events-prod-39198 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
The past year has made the end of life and grief a daily communal event\, as we receive numbers from the headlines and news from friends and family. In the West\, death and grief have often been private acts\, but COVID-19\, along with the twin pandemic of racism and its inherent grief\, has altered how we tend to these universal aspects of human experience. In this conversation\, we'll hear from a palliative care physician\, a hospice nurse\, and a scholar regarding lessons from this past year.
\n\nParticipants include:
\n\nCo-sponsored by the Iowa City Public Library. The event will be on the ICPL Zoom channel.
\n\nFree and open to the public\, but registration is required: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DRpEidXvTQW_4Ml4xghS9Q
\n\nIndividuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program\, please contact Erin Hackathorn in advance at erin-hackathorn@uiowa.edu or (319) 335-4034.
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