CHQ&A with Dr. Sunita Puri - 2024

Dr. Sunita Puri answers questions following her 2024 Interfaith lecture:

Many feel that doctors don't have sufficient time to provide the care you've discussed. How can we change this in our medical practices?

Do we treat doctors with undue reverence, as if they hold the answers to life and death?

Do children face death differently than adults? How can we make a cultural shift towards welcoming death, possibly as a child might?

Can you discuss the emerging research on the palliative use of psychedelics?

In your research and experience, what impact has religion played (or not played) in how patients face death? How does this differ for those who are atheists?

Can you speak about the metaphors we use around serious illness, like "fighting" or "being a warrior"? What impact do these words have on patients at the end of life?

Could you explain what a death doula is?

Are you familiar with The Conversation Project and can you tell us what that is about?

Can you say a little more about your book? What is the title and why should we get it?

How do you cultivate your resiliency to do this kind of work in the face of so much suffering and pain?
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