Death, Dying & Disposal conference - for iPod/iPhone
13 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 10 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe beliefs and traditions that revolve around the meaning of death play an important role in every culture, but how do these ideas vary and what are the implications for those in a society that is forced to confront questions of mortality?
The 11th Death, Dying and Disposal conference, held at The Open University under the auspices of ASDS (The Association for the Study of Death and Society) in September 2013, examined how academic research feeds into and influences what practitioners believe and what they do, as well as evaluating how this influences the care and treatment of people at the end of their lives.
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Episodes
The Public Health approach
April 01, 2014 07:39 - 4 minutes - 4.49 MBProfessor Allan Kellehear, sociologist and Professor of Community Health at Middlesex University advocates a public health model when it comes to care.
Transcript -- The Public Health approach
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Hospices
April 01, 2014 07:38 - 3 minutes - 3.5 MBNigel Hartley, Director of Supportive Care at St. Christopher’s Hospice in London and is currently redeveloping Day and Outpatient Services at St. Christopher’s Hospice.
Transcript -- Hospices
April 01, 2014 07:38 - 23.5 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Nigel Hartley, Director of Supportive Care at St. Christopher’s Hospice in London and is currently redeveloping Day and Outpatient Services at St. Christopher’s Hospice.
Death and rituals
April 01, 2014 07:38 - 3 minutes - 3.81 MBProfessor Douglas Davies, an anthropologist and theologian at the University of Durham has studied death, dying and after-life beliefs in addition to editing the Encyclopaedia of Cremation.
Transcript -- Death and rituals
April 01, 2014 07:38 - 23.8 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Professor Douglas Davies, an anthropologist and theologian at the University of Durham has studied death, dying and after-life beliefs in addition to editing the Encyclopaedia of Cremation.
Politics of death
April 01, 2014 07:38 - 3 minutes - 3.17 MBArnar Árnason, is a social anthropologist and senior lecturer at the University of Aberdeen whose interests mainly lie in the narrative construction of the experience of loss.
Transcript -- Politics of death
April 01, 2014 07:38 - 23.1 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Arnar Árnason, is a social anthropologist and senior lecturer at the University of Aberdeen whose interests mainly lie in the narrative construction of the experience of loss.
Managing death
April 01, 2014 07:37 - 2 minutes - 2.66 MBAngela Abbott runs Bereavement Services for Milton Keynes Council including 10 cemeteries, one crematorium with 2 chapels, 3 cremators
Transcript -- Managing death
April 01, 2014 07:37 - 22.5 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Angela Abbott runs Bereavement Services for Milton Keynes Council including 10 cemeteries, one crematorium with 2 chapels, 3 cremators
Research and practice discussion part 1
April 01, 2014 07:01 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBHow does the work within academia feed into the work that’s carried out within the sector and how does practice influence academic thought?
Research and practice discussion part 2
April 01, 2014 07:00 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBHow does the work within academia feed into the work that’s carried out within the sector and how does practice influence academic thought?
Transcript -- Research and practice discussion part 2
April 01, 2014 07:00 - 57.1 KB application/pdfTranscript -- How does the work within academia feed into the work that’s carried out within the sector and how does practice influence academic thought?