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UAB Arts in Medicine to host end-of-life care conversation with palliative care experts Sept. 12August 30, 2024See the powerful documentary “The Last Ecstatic Days” at UAB's ALys Stephens Center and hear about the cultural and spiritual considerations of dying from UAB caregivers and Aditi Sethi, M.D., with The Center for Conscious Living & Dying, with guest artist Manjari Sharma.
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UAB experts explain why advance care planning is important and how to get startedApril 15, 2024Healthcare Decisions Day is April 16, and UAB experts are providing recommendations for how to get started with advance care planning.
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UAB experts explain why advance care planning is important and how to get startedApril 10, 2023Healthcare Decisions Day is April 16, and UAB experts are providing recommendations for how to get started with advance care planning.
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Heartbeat in a bottle: UAB nurse creates keepsake to support grieving familiesFebruary 7, 2023To help families cherish the loving memory of their dear ones, a UAB nurse started her “Heartbeat in a Bottle” initiative to give families a unique way to remember the loved ones they have lost.
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Black Christian patients are less likely to receive their preferred end-of-life care. Researchers hope change that.November 18, 2022UAB researchers have published an article demonstrating how the term “aggressive care,” used loosely by clinicians to describe care that can negatively impact quality of life for patients with serious illness, is often used to inappropriately label the preferences of African American patients.
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$100 million in contributions to transform UAB School of MedicineSeptember 28, 2021Record $95 million Heersink lead gift to advance strategic growth and biomedical innovation.