Diane E. Meier, M.D., F.A.C.P., professor of geriatrics and internal medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, will give a talk, “Palliative Care: A Cure for Meaningless Suffering,” on Monday, March 28 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the DoubleTree Hotel in South Burlington. The event is free and open to the public.

Meier is director, Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute and director, Center to Advance Palliative Care. The talk is presented by the Madison-Deane Initiative of the Visiting Nurse Association of Chittenden and Grand Isle Counties, Jane's Trust and the Vermont Palliative Care Collaboration.

For more information about Meier, the talk or to participate in a live webcast, visit Palliative Care Lecture or call (802) 860-4419.

With support from the UVM College of Medicine, Meier will also deliver a Department of Family Medicine Grand Rounds lecture, "Changing Hospital Culture: Implementing Patient Choices," on Monday March 28 from 8 to 9 a.m. in Davis Auditorium, Fletcher Allen Health Care. For more information, contact Lisa Vance at (802) 847-8549.