End Well 2024 | Making End of Life, Part of Life

End Well is the leading end-of-life conference focused on inter-professional solutions to transforming death and dying into a human-centered experience. The TED-style convening brings together a diverse group of people, including healthcare professionals, caregivers, patients, advocates, and thought leaders, to discuss and share ideas about palliative care, hospice care, and other aspects of end-of-life planning as well as grief.

25 voices, from celebrities to unsung heroes, on one electrifying stage, all talking about end-of-life.

You'll find humor, truth, fresh thinking and age-old wisdom offered by some of the world's most engaged thinkers and doers in the fields of medicine, design, spirituality, caregiving, activism and more.

Meet life-changing friends and collaborators. Past attendees have gone on to found companies, create professional networks and transform their communities. With plenty of time for real conversations and opportunities to connect, you're guaranteed to expand your work and world by coming to End Well.

A preview of some of the topics covered:

• Dementia: Strategies for managing the complexities of dementia care, including communication techniques and interventions to improve quality of life.
• Ritual, Spirituality, and Chaplaincy: Integrating spiritual care and rituals into the end-of-life process to support patients’ and families’ emotional and spiritual needs.
• Patient Perspectives: Gaining insights from patients about their experiences and needs, which can enhance empathy and improve patient-centered care.
• Veterans at End of Life: Addressing the specific challenges faced by veterans, including post-traumatic stress and navigating veterans' benefits.
• Death Doulas in the ICU: Learning how death doulas can support patients and families in intensive care settings, and how nurses might collaborate effectively with them.
• Grief and Loss for Young People: Approaches to supporting young people through grief, including therapeutic techniques and community resources.
• Caregiving Policy and Paid Leave: Understanding current policies and advocating for better support systems for caregivers, including the importance of paid leave.
• Toxic Costs of Healthcare: Examining the financial burdens of healthcare on patients and families, and exploring ways to alleviate these stresses.
• Near Death Experiences: Insights into patients’ near-death experiences and how these can inform compassionate care practices.
• Child Loss: Navigating a child’s illness, death and beyond as a family.
• Effective Communication Training for Clinicians: Developing communication skills to have difficult conversations with patients and families about prognosis, treatment options, and end-of-life care, ensuring clarity, empathy, and support.
• Pediatric Palliative Care: Understanding the unique needs of children and their families, and learning how to provide compassionate, age-appropriate care.