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Welcome to Talking Matters, a blog featuring updates, stories, and interviews from The Conversation Project. Check back each week for a new post!

Ira Byock
Because I’m a Dad
By Ira Byock, MD, 06/17/2016

For years, as a physician and public advocate for better care, I’ve talked about the importance of having conversations about what matters most to people in life-threatening situations and completing advance directives. As a principle…

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On this month’s national community call offered through The Conversation Project we will dive into a crucial community organizing strategy – Tooting Your Own Horn. In our work with groups around the country we see…

Charles J Antoni

Charlie Antoni is a retired Air Force veteran who spent four years in the military. Now, he is working with fellow veterans in hospice and palliative care at the Orlando VA Medical Center where he…

New Alzheimer’s and Dementia Starter Kit
By Jane Roessner, PhD, 05/24/2016

Last week The Conversation Project launched an important new Conversation Starter Kit – aimed to help families and loved ones of people with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia. Once our flagship resource, the…