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Ira Byock

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Dr. Ira Byock is a leading medical authority and public advocate for improving care through the end of life. He is a past president of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and is the founder and chief medical officer of the Institute for Human Caring, a component of Providence healthcare system. His books include Dying Well, The Four Things That Matter Most, and The Best Care Possible. He lives in Missoula, Montana.

Ira Byock Books

The Best Care Possible book cover

The Best Care Possible

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Being with Dying book cover

Being with Dying

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The Four Things That Matter Most - 10th Anniversary Edition book cover

The Four Things That Matter Most - 10th Anniversary Edition

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Dying Well book cover

Dying Well

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