BJ Miller
BJ Miller is an American physician, author and speaker. He is a practicing hospice and palliative medicine physician and is best known for his 2015 TED Talk, "What Really Matters at the End of Life" BJ has been on the teaching faculty at UCSF School of Medicine[1] since 2007. He sees patients and caregivers through his online palliative care service, Mettle Health. [2] In film, Miller is the subject of Netflix's Academy Award-nominated short documentary, End Game[3] by veteran directors Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman and executive produced by physician and film producer, Shoshana R. Ungerleider.[4] His book for approaching the end of life, A Beginner’s Guide to the End, was co-authored with Shoshana Berger and published in 2019.
BJ Miller | |
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| Born | Bruce Miller Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Known for | TED Talk "What really matters at the end of life" |
Notable work | End Game |
Past positions: BJ formerly served as Executive Director of San Francisco’s Zen Hospice Project, now the Zen Caregiving Project
References
- Mooalem, Jon. "One Man's Quest to Change the Way We Die". NY Times Magazine. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- Pascal, Susan (2018-03-11). "Pioneering Palliative Care Doctor Offers Patients Realistic and Dignified End of Life Care". MariaShriver.com. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- Gaitan, Daniel (2018-05-29). "End Game' Is The Documentary Film America Needs". Life Matters Media. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- Gaitan, Daniel. "The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has highlighted films on death and dying in recent years". Life Matters Media. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
