Event Description:

The 2nd Annual James Wake Memorial Lecture will take place November 14th, 2008 at Marquette University. The principal speaker will Elizabeth (Betty) Davies, RN, PhD, FAAN. Dr. Betty Davies is Professor, Department of Family Health Care Nursing, University of California San Francisco. The focus of Dr. Davies' professional career is in the areas of dying, death, and bereavement, and she has gained international recognition for her work in this field through numerous publications, including two books (Fading Away: The experience of transition in families with terminal illness - and - Shadows in the Sun: Experiences of sibling bereavement in childhood), and her leadership in establishing North America's first free-standing children's hospice in Vancouver, Canada. The overall focus of her research relates to the care of families with life-threatening illness, and bereavement in families, particularly in siblings, following a child's death from cancer and other conditions, and the role of nurses in the care of the dying.

Cost: Free to the public.

Time: 4:30 pm

Location: Marquette University College of Nursing
Clark Hall
530 N. 16th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53233

Map/Directions

Visitor parking is available at the two parking structures (on 16th Street on the west end of campus and on Wells Street at the east end of campus) that serve Marquette.  There will be an nominal fee of $5.00 for parking.

Additional street parking is provided by the City of Milwaukee in and around the Marquette campus.