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PH 3040: Death and Dying in Contemporary Society: Implications for Intervention
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Course Instructors:
Instructor: James Rothenberger rothe001@umn.edu
TA: Ellen Orchard pubh3040@umn.edu
Librarian: Lisa McGuire lmcguire@umn.edu
 

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Lesson 1: Introduction to the course: Death as a Public Health issue
Corr - Chapters 2-4

Lesson 2: Death across cultures
Corr - Chapters 5, 19

Lesson 3: Introduction to grief
Corr - Chapters 9-11

Lesson 4: Abnormal and professional grief
Corr - Chapters 9-11
  • Required Reading
    Burnout and compassion fatigue among hospice caregivers. Catkins Keidel, Gladys. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care. May/June 2002; 19(3): 200-205. **This reading is located on the Electronic Reserves page**

Lesson 5: Grief and Death across the lifecycle
Corr - Chapters 12-15

Lesson 6: Dying (Hospice, Organ donation, Dying process)
Corr - Chapters 6-8
  • Required Reading
    The Unsettled Questions of Brain Death: Cultural views differ of a notion with broad importance in a technological age Monaghan, Peter. The Chronicle of Higher Education: Research & Publishing. February 22, 2002; v.48 (24): A14
  • Required Reading
    A piece of my mind. The octogenarian’s plan. Hartmann, Lynn. JAMA. 2005 Jan 5; 293(1): 15-16

Lesson 7: Midterm Exam
Lesson 8: Funeralization
Corr - Chapters 4, 11

Lesson 9: Suicide
Corr - Chapters 17-18
  • Required Reading
    Death with Dignity: The Oregon Experience. Hedlund, Susan. The Forum. Jan/Feb/Mar 2005; 31(1): 1,3 Note: entire issue comes up, just read pp. 1,3
  • Required Reading
    The Issue is Suicide. Rickgarn, Ralph.**This reading is located on the Electronic Reserves page**
  • Required Reading
    Suicide Prevention. MN Dept. of Health. Feb 2007. **This reading is located on the Electronic Reserves page**
  • Suggested Reading:
    The Surgeon General’s Call To Action To Prevent Suicide. Department of Health and Human Services. U.S. Public Health Service 1999. Washington, DC

Lesson 10: Ethical Issues
Corr - Chapter 18
  • Required Reading
    Dying on the Streets: Homeless Persons’ Concerns and Desires about End of Life Care. Song, J. et al. Journal of General Internal Medicine. Apr 2007; 22(4): 435-441. **This reading is located on the Electronic Reserves page.**

Lesson 11: Legal aspects of Death and Dying
Corr - Chapter 16
  • Required Reading
    Cinema and Its Depiction of Cultural Aspects of Death and Dying. Grzeskowiak, Steven. The Forum 31(2): 7 Apr/May/Jun 2005.
  • Required Reading
    The Minnesota Health Care Directive. University of Minnesota Extension Service. (2003). Minneapolis: University of Minnesota.

Lesson 12: Death Education
Corr - Chapters 1, 19

Lesson 13: Course Summary
No outside readings

Lesson 14: Final Exam

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