Voices of Loss and Grief

Outcomes 1. Describe the experiences of grief of loved ones and caregivers for diverse types of loss and at different stages of the life cycle.2. Describe the impact of continuous loss on clinicians who work with patients and their families at end of life.This pre-conference interdisciplinary workshop is designed to engage learners with grief experiences from diverse types of loss through the lens of 3 different panel discussions: Diane Shader Smith, the mother of Mallory who died of CF and whose memoir has been shared in the book "Salt in My Soul: An Unfinished Life" and the film of the same title, reviewed by the NYT. The second panel consists of three bereaved family members with different losses through the lifecycle: an older adult with spousal loss to dementia speaking of prolonged grief, anticipatory and ambiguous loss; a Latinx mother who lost her 12-year-old daughter to DM and now works in the field of bereavement; and a young adult spousal loss.The third panel is comprised of professionals in hospice and palliative care discussing loss and grief from the perspective of the professional, represented by a social worker, nurse, and physician in palliative care to reflect on the impact of numerous and continuous loss of patients offering an opportunity for self-reflection and conversations about vicarious loss and self-care.