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Hosted by Dr. Monica Williams-Murphy
Date: | Oct. 6, 2013 |
Start time: | 4:00 p.m. (CST) |
End time: | 6:00 p.m. (CST) |
Address: |
Beloved Books & Gallery Lowe Mill 2211 Seminole Drive #273 Huntsville, Al 35805 35805 United States |
Free |
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About Dr. Monica Williams-Murphy
Monica Williams-Murphy, MD, is a board-certified emergency physician who is on staff at one of the largest emergency departments in the nation, Huntsville Hospital. She serves on the Board of Directors for her local not-for-profit hospice, Hospice Family Care.
Dr. Murphy also serves as a Medical Expert and writer for ThirdAge.com, the leading online Baby Boomer lifestyle site; and is Guest Faculty for the University of Alabama at Birmingham's School of Medicine where she lectures on ethics and end-of-life decision-making.
Monica is a passionate author, blogger and public speaker whose focus is empowering patients and families in critical and end-of-life decision-making. She lectures widely about topics such as changing American beliefs about death and the crucial importance of Advance Directives. Her book, "It's OK to Die™" and companion website are tools devoted to transforming the end of life into a time of peace, closure and healing. Dr. Murphy's blog has also appeared in the New York Times, Health Around the Web Column.