Dr. Joanne Lynn is a pioneer in palliative care and care of the dying, a geriatrician, a health services researcher and an ethicist. She has served as chairwoman for various efforts to improve end-of-life care, is past president of Americans for Better Care of the Dying and is the author or editor of numerous books, including Sick to Death and Not Going to Take It Anymore: Reforming Health Care for the Last Years of Life (University of California Press, 2004). She works in the Office of Clinical Standards and Quality within the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in Baltimore; contact her through the centers’ office of external affairs in Washington, D.C.
Contact: Director of Communications, Ken Schwartz
| Website | http://altarum.org/staff/joanne-lynn |
| Email address | Ken.Schwartz@altarum.org |
| Phone number | 202-690-6145 |
| Phone number 2 | 202-772-5062 |
| Categories | Abortion & birth control, Beliefs & practices, Bioethics, Church & state, Death, Environment, Ethics, Food & agriculture, Government & politics, Health care, Law & courts, Marriage & family, Medical ethics, Science & health |
| Locations | Maryland, United States of America |
| Resource Types | Sources |
| Languages | English |