Panelists
Dr. Janice Holden
Dr. Janice Holden, Ed.D. is a professor and department chair in the College of
Education at University of North Texas. Dr. Holden is also a licensed
professional counselor with many areas of expertise. Since 2008, she has served as
editor for the Journal of Near Death Studies and in 2009 collaborated on her
work
The Handbook of Near-Death Experiences, which discusses 30 years of
research into the topic. Additionally, she has written various
articles concerning the experience of death and dying.
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Dr. Susan Lieberman
Dr. Susan Lieberman, Ph.D. is an author of eight books and her most recent
work, Death, Dying, and Dessert focuses on end of life decisions and care. The
unifying theme in all her work has been a desire to help people find satisfying
resolutions to the situations that arise from leading busy, complicated lives
and to grow into their best selves. Currently, Susan works with the Y
Collaborative, an end-of-life consultancy whose goals are to provide
end-of-life services that help individuals, families, businesses and
organizations accept dying and death as part of life and reduce anxiety and
stress surrounding death.
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Dr. Gus W. Krucke
Dr. Gus W. Krucke, MD is a medical doctor specializing in both emergency
medicine and internal medicine who practices at Thomas Street Health Center and
serves as medical director at the Omega House AIDS hospice in Houston, TX. He
has served on the University of Texas Medical Branch’s “Decisions Near the End
of Life Task Force” and numerous Medical Ethics committees. In 2010, he was
awarded the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine award at the University of Texas
Medical School. The award honors faculty who are exemplary in care and
compassion toward patients and families, administer scientifically excellent
clinical care, and serve as role models for students. Compassion,
communication, empathy, cultural competence, ethics, end-of-life care, and most
importantly how to live with chronic health problems like HIV/AIDS are central
to Dr. Krucke’s practice.
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Lama Ole Nydahl
Lama Ole Nydahl is an internationally renowned Buddhist Lama who has founded
over 600 Diamond Way Buddhist Centers in 44 different countries. Nydahl is one
of the most experienced teachers in the world for a Tibetan Buddhist practice
on conscious dying called Phowa and has taught this meditation practice to more
than 90,000 people over the last 25 years. His most recent book, published in
four languages and currently being translated into seven more, provides
detailed explanations of the dying process, supports Buddhist teachings with
scientific investigation on near-death experiences, and offers practical advice
for approaching death without fear. The English translation of Fearless Death
will be available May 1, 2013.
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Moderator: Ernie Manouse
Ernie Manouse, a native of Binghamton, NY and a graduate of Loyola University
Chicago, launched his broadcasting career with NBC News before producing
programs at Chicago radio station WLS-AM. In 1996, Ernie joined HoustonPBS, and
as an anchor and producer, he has garnered three Emmy Awards, five KATIE
Awards, a Houston Press Club Lone Star Award, “viewer’s choice” recognition
from multiple local and regional publications, and the title of “Ultimate
Interviewer” from the
Houston Chronicle.
InnerVIEWS with Ernie Manouse, an
Emmy-nominated and nationally broadcast interview series entered its eleventh
season in October 2012. His weekly program Houston 8 explores stories and
issues of importance to the Houston community.
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