Dr. Lew Cohen – Medical Grand Rounds: Dementia and Death

Our special guest in May will be Dr. Lewis Cohen, Professor of Psychiatry Emeritus at Tufts University. He is invited to the UCSD Medical School to deliver Medical Grand Rounds on the subject of Death and Dementia. Dr. Cohen will be giving the second Faye Girsh Annual Lecture on Medical Aid in Dying.  You can hear him at noon on Wednesday, May 21st, at the VA Hospital,  3350 La Jolla Village Dr, Room 3004. His talk will be aired on Zoom and you (not the general public) will receive the Zoom link. This is sure to be a fascinating program.

JOIN US FOR A WATCH PARTY: Tickets are now available for a donation of $25 to watch Dr. Cohen’s address with Faye and the Hemlock Society board on May 21st at the Vi La at Jolla Village, 8515 Costa Verde Blvd., San Diego 92122. Please arrive no later than 11:45am to sign in and be seated. We will watch his talk together on Zoom and discuss it over ice cream. This event is limited to the first 40 people who purchase tickets. Click here for tickets We hope to see you there! 

Dr. Cohen has received numerous literary and academic honours. His latest book is Winter’s End: Dementia and Dying Well – Oxford University Press (July 15, 2024). Order the Book  He is also the author of No Good Deed: A Story of Medicine, Murder Accusations, and the Debate Over How We Die —  Harper; 1st edition (March 2, 2010); and A Dignified Ending: Taking Control Over How We Die — Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (August 8, 2023).