Karen E. Steinhauser, assistant professor of medicine at Duke University, will lecture on “Evolution in End-of-Life Care: Is Healthcare Becoming More Holistic?” at 8 p.m., on Tuesday, April 1, in Higley Auditorium (100 Ridge Road). The lecture is sponsored by the sociology/anthropology department and is free and open to the public.

Steinhauser, who received her doctorate at Duke University, researches the quality of life for patients and their families at the end of life. She is health scientist with the Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care at the Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center in Durham, N.C.

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CALENDAR LISTING: Denison University, Granville — Karen Steinhauser assistant professor of medicine at Duke University, will lecture on “Evolution in End-of-Life Care: Is Healthcare Becoming More Holistic?” at 8 p.m. on Tues., April 1, in Higley Auditorium (100 Ridge Road). Free and open to the public. Call 740-587-6426 to confirm information.

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