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Request a Speaker
Call us at 800.247.7421 or email us with your request.
Each request to speak with groups of educators, policymakers, congregants, students and medical professionals will be evaluated by our team to match the best speaker with the topic or mission of your organization.
Watch Speakers:
2008 Public Speaking Appearances
February 1
All-City Palliative Care Conference
VA Medical Center, Portland, OR
March 7-8
American Medical Women's Association
Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA
April 4
End of Life Conference
Univ. of Seattle School of Law
May 5-7
National Summit on Health Care Refusals
Seattle, WA
May 14-18
NAELA Symposium, Maui, HI
June 27-29
Funeral Consumers Alliance
Conference, Seattle, WA
September 27-28
Primary Care and the Law
ACLM Mid Year Meeting, Chicago, IL
What Others are Saying
“Thanks for talking with our church members about choices. Just knowing that there’s an option has taken the fear out of dying for me. Barbara Coombs Lee’s passion for her calling was clear and because of her medical and legal perspectives, we now have a clearer understanding of the importance of this issue.”
”It was crucial that Compassion & Choices be represented at our association’s annual convention. I’d highly recommend Kathryn Tucker to speak to related professional groups. She’s the best resource in the country on law, medicine and ethics.”
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Speakers Bureau
The Compassion & Choices Speakers Platform offers nationally renowned experts in the aid-in-dying movement. Our executive team and specialists frequently appear on radio and television, and appear in major newspapers and national magazines. They provide keen insights and updates on the aid-in-dying movement and relevant legal issues.
Barbara Coombs Lee, F.R.N., P.A., J.D.,
President
Barbara's full bio (PDF)
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Barbara Coombs Lee, JD, worked as a nurse and physician assistant for 25 years before her calling led her to a career in health law and advocacy. Successfully serving as Chief Petitioner for Oregon’s Death With Dignity Act, Coombs Lee has been championing initiatives for end-of-life choices for more than a decade.
Travels From
Portland, OR
Topics & Categories
• The Death With Dignity Movement: Oregon & Beyond
• Oregon’s Experience: A Decade of Death with Dignity
• Changing Public Perceptions about Aid In Dying
• Oregon’s Aid in Dying Law
• End of Life Care & Concerns
• Compassion & Choices: Vision, Mission & Services
Target Groups
Large Groups of 50+, typically churches; national conferences. |
Kathryn Tucker, J.D.,
Legal Affairs Director
Kathryn's full bio (PDF)
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800.247.7421 or email us with your request |
Kathryn L. Tucker, JD, is Director of Legal Affairs for Compassion and Choices. She is recognized as a national leader in spearheading creative and effective efforts to promote improved pain care for seriously ill and dying patients.
Most notably, Ms. Tucker served as lead counsel representing patients and physicians in two landmark federal cases decided by the US Supreme Court, asserting that mentally-competent, terminally patients have a constitutional right to choose a humane death with physician assistance. These cases are widely acknowledged to have brought much needed attention to improving care of the dying, and to have established a federal constitutional right to aggressive pain management.
Travels From
Portland, OR
Topics & Categories
• End of Life Issues: Law, Medicine & Ethics
• Constitutional Right to Aid in Dying
• Understanding Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act
• Landmark Federal Cases: Lessons for States
• Advocating for Choice
Target Groups
Medium to Large Groups 25+, typically national conferences and health-care related special events; audiences usually health policy and legal professionals. |
Roland Halpern, M.A.
Community Relations Director
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Roland Halpern worked in non-profit management since earning his graduate degree from Regis University in Denver. He works nationally with Compassion & Choices chapters and community groups throughout the nation. Halpern typically lectures on end-of-life concerns and the need for aid-in-dying laws.
Travels From
Denver, CO
Topics & Categories
• Workshop: Completing Advance Health Care Directives
• A Decade of Death with Dignity: Requirements & Safeguards
Target Groups
National and local community groups. |
Helen Beum, R.N., M.S.
End-of-Life Consultation Director
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Helen Beum comes from a background in hospice and cancer nursing, nursing education and bioethics. As supervisor of the End-of-Life Consultation Program, she provides information, consultation and emotional support to clients and families around the country.
Travels From
Portland, OR
Topics & Categories
• End-of-Life Decision Making: How to Ensure Your Rights
• Understanding Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act
• Responding to Requests for Aid in Dying (for Healthcare Professionals)
• Desire for Control When Facing Death: What Our Clients Tell Us
• Voluntary Stopping Eating & Drinking: Your Legal Right
Target Groups
Small to medium groups; typically community groups and health care professionals. |
Judith Schwarz, Ph.D., R.N.
Clinical Coordinator
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Dr. Judith Schwarz is the Clinical Coordinator for Compassion & Choices in the Northeast and the Patient Support Coordinator for Compassion & Choices of New York. She is a long-time consultant in nursing ethics and end-of-life care. Schwarz is also contributing editor for ethical issues at the American Journal of Nursing.
Travels From
New York City, NY
Topics & Categories
• Aid in dying and palliative end-of-life care
Target Groups
Health care professionals, especially nurses. |
Paul Spiers, Ph.D.
Advocacy Advisory Committee
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800.247.7421 or email us with your request |
Dr. Paul Spiers conducts research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and teaches at the Boston University School of Medicine. In his private practice, he examines clients and testifies in court as an expert witness in probate, civil and criminal cases.
In 1994, Dr. Spiers suffered a traumatic brain injury and a paralyzing spinal cord injury after a horse-riding accident. He now uses a wheelchair. The issue of patients’ rights has always been important to him as a professional, but the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became all the more important to him. He now focuses strongly on end-of-life choices.
Travels From
Boston, MA
Topics & Categories
Patients’ Rights
Target Groups
Disability groups; those with end-of-life concerns and need for expert testimony. |
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