Listen: Does Facing Death Lessen Fears of Dying?

New England Public Radio's Susan Kaplan speaks with Professor Michael Norton and Mount Holyoke College President Lynn Pasquerella about the impact of conversations that people in America are having about death and dying.

Listen: The Institute for Healthcare Improvement explores Medicare Reimbursement and Meaningful Conversations about End-of-Life Care

A recent WIHI program featured WIHI: Medicare Reimbursement and Meaningful Conversations about End-of-Life Care (click on the link for highlights of the show). The panel included nationally renowned contributors to the field including The Conversation Project's Harriet Warshaw, as well as Kate Lally, Director of Palliative Care, Care New England, Holly Oh, CMO The Dimock Center, and Jocelyn Moore, Managing Director of The Glover Park Group.

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Listen: Palliative nurse Theresa Brown on the privilege of caring for dying patients

Terri Gross interviews Theresa Brown, whose latest release, The Shift: One Nurse, Twelve Hours, Four Patients' Lives, describes her experiences working as a nurse in a busy hospital's oncology department.

Listen: Tales from a Music Thanatologist

Somerville, MA resident Jennifer L. Hollis describes her experiences providing a gentle soundtrack for hospice patients for over a decade.

Listen: We Don't Fully Grow Up Until We Lose Our Parents

NPR journalist Scott Simon provides the latest update to his series of tweets about his mother's passing.

Listen: End-of-Life counseling becomes law

WBUR's CommonHealth examines the new law requiring doctors in MA to provide end-of-life counseling for their patients.

Listen: Hospice is more than care

NHPR's Giving Matters program explores how organizations like Lake Sunapee Region VNA & Hospice provide more thanend-of-life care.

Listen: Ellen Goodman and Atul Gawande talk about end-of-life

NPR's Radio Boston features Ellen Goodman, co-founder of The Conversation Project, and TCP advisor Dr. Atul Gawande discussing how to talk to loved ones about end-of-life care.

Listen: The VA and hospice care

NPR Morning Edition examines how the VA is stepping up programs as more Veterans enter hospice care. 

Listen: Using call centers to kick start The Conversation

Hello, May I Help You Plan Your Final Months?
The company Vital Decisions hires social workers to help people make end-of-life plans in advance, over the phone. But the counselors are paid by insurers. This NPR article explores what many critics see as a conflict of interest.

Listen: How do we handle grief?

WBUR: How do we handle grief? Boston’s Tom Ashbrook looks at the reality of death and how we face our grief.