Delays, denials, and dialogue: understanding cultural influences on end-of-life and bereavement care
On site
Online
Information
Event
Date
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Time
08:00 – 08:45
Duration
45 min
Credits
1 Credit
Language
English
Objectives
To understand how cultural, religious, and societal beliefs shape patients’ and families’ attitudes toward death, dying, and bereavement., To develop cultural humility and sensitivity in addressing end-of-life issues with older adults and their families using culturally informed communication strategies., To demonstrate the ability to navigate ethical dilemmas that arise from differing cultural beliefs about disclosure, resuscitation, and withdrawal of treatment.
Access
Provider
Klinik Barmelweid
On site
Online
As a webinar on geriatrics-update.com. We will send you the link by email a few days before the event.
Speaker
MBBS, IAGG trainee Jasmine Kaur,
MBBS trainee, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, State Institute of Medical Sciences, Mohali, Punjab, India (IN)
Jasmine Kaur Sabharwal is a young geriatric enthusiast actively engaged in international geriatric education through the IAGG e-TRIGGER program, she has participated in the 13th International IAGG Masterclass on Ageing in Asia (2025) and presented multiple oral and poster papers at national and international platforms. Her academic pursuits include projects on bereavement, end-of-life communication, sarcopenia, osteoarthritis, chikungunya in the elderly, geriatric depression, and domestic automation to support independent ageing.
Dear colleagues,
dear friends and supporters of geriatric medicine,
It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the continuation of our Geriatrics Seminar Series. With the 2026 annual program, we once again set new standards — scientifically, didactically, and in terms of content — while continuing our mission to further develop geriatrics as an academically grounded, interdisciplinary, and forward-looking field. Geriatrics operates at the intersection of medicine, technology, and society — and it is precisely here that we aim to build bridges, connecting clinical excellence, research, and education. Geriatrics exemplifies the medicine of the future: complex, interconnected, and profoundly human.
With international participation, innovative formats, and a clear scientific focus, we are creating a space for reflection, exchange, and progress. A major milestone is the new interactive platform geriatrics-update.com — a digital knowledge network that links continuing education, research, and clinical practice. It enables direct dialogue between clinical care, science, and society, and is unique in its form in Switzerland.
The 2026 program reflects the breadth and depth of modern geriatric medicine: from longevity and muscle health to delirium management, digitalization and artificial intelligence, geriatric oncology, empathy, and ethical leadership. These topics mirror the evolution of a discipline that extends far beyond daily clinical work, touching on fundamental questions of quality of life, meaning, and sustainability.
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