BJ Miller
Palliative Care Physician | Redefining the End-of-Life Experience
About
BJ Miller is a palliative care physician who has transformed the way we think about the end-of-life experience. After a near-fatal accident left him tripling amputated, Miller went on to co-found Zen Hospice Project, a pioneering nonprofit that reimagined the hospice model.
His influential TED talks and writings have reached millions, offering compassionate insights on living fully while facing mortality. Miller's keynotes provide a refreshingly human perspective on embracing our common vulnerability and finding meaning in difficult times.
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What really matters at the end of life
At the end of our lives, what do we most wish for? For many, it's simply comfort, respect, love. BJ Miller is a hospice and palliative medicine physician who thinks deeply about how to create a dignified, graceful end of life for his patients. Take the time to savor this moving talk, which asks big questions about how we think on death and honor life.
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