Each year the Department of Gerontology offers the popular lecture series, “Begin With the End in Mind" about end-of-life planning. A special thanks to Tom Osborne, Ph.D., former Nebraska Cornhuskers football coach, for inspiring us to hold the Begin with the End in Mind series!
Join us for the 2023 Begin with the End in Mind Lecture Series!
January 20: Grief and Loss with Katie Ransdell, MS, CCLS – Endless Journey Hospice
February 17: Legal Aspects at End-of-life with David M. Thompson, JD – Burnett Wilson
March 10: Bereavement Stories and End-of-Life Disparities with Cassidy Talady-Carter, MA – Ph.D. Student in Communication Studies at UNL
Each event will be held at 1:00pm in the Thompson Alumni Center.
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Past Speakers:
2022
Margaret Schaefer, JD - Legal Aspects and End-of-Life
Mark Gilbert, Ph.D. - Art and End-of-Life
Physician Panel - Palliative Care
2020
Tom Belford, John A. Gentleman Mortuaries. TOPIC: Funeral planning and preparation.
Mindy Crouch, LCSW, LIMHP, Pando Geriatric Counseling. TOPIC: Tears are normal--coping with grief.
2019
Kerry Beldin, Ph.D. TOPIC: The gift of illness.
Melissa Johnson, M.D. TOPIC: The basics of palliative care.
Abby McConnaughhay, JD, MA. TOPIC: Legal issues at end of life.
2018
Cathy Fox, MSW of Grief 's Journey. TOPIC: Disenfranchised Grief: A grief not recognized by others.
Gary George, Exec. Dir. Josie Harper House. TOPIC: Spiritual Aspects: End of life from a hospice perspective.
Dr. Amy Haddad, Creighton University. TOPIC: Advance Directives: The ups and downs.
2017
Marcia Adler, Ph.D., R.N. Director of UNO Health. TOPIC: Women’s retirement experiences.
Timothy Lenaghan, Legal Aid of Nebraska. TOPIC: How to ensure your wishes are carried out at end of life.
2016
Ron Jensen, JD, Baird Holm Law. TOPIC: Prevention of financial abuse through effective estate planning.
Domingo Maynes, III, MD, CHI Health. TOPIC: Palliative care.
2015
Shane Kotok, MS. TOPIC: Writing your ethical will.
Margaret Schaefer, JD, Elder Access Line/Legal Aid of Nebraska. TOPIC: Discussing the legal aspects at end of life.
2014
Paige Toller and Dr. Julie Masters, University Nebraska Omaha. TOPIC: Write your own obituary.
Tom Belford, Owner, John A. Gentleman Mortuaries. TOPIC: – Plan your funeral/memorial service.
Helen Chapple, Creighton University. TOPIC: Talk about your wishes: It’s all about the conversation.