“The purpose of the art of medicine is not primarily to cure disease or fight death but to relieve human suffering.”
Sherwin B. Nuland
At least 12 million adults and 400,000 children in the U.S. are living with a serious illness. Most of them know nothing about Palliative Care. Help us change the narrative so that the public understands that Palliative Care is not an end of life treatment but rather a supportive care that helps patients live with serious disease.
“Palliative care supplies an extra layer of support—helping to reduce emotional suffering or physical suffering, pain, fatigue, shortness of breath...all the things everybody lives with when they’re dealing with a serious illness. We see that as part of our job.”
Dr. Diane Meier
Palliative Care Physician
Mt. Sinai New York, New York
A Prescription for the American Health Care System
A documentary film from the Nuland Foundation will explore how Palliative Care, along with curative medicine, helps patients reclaim their lives while living with a serious disease.
Join our effort to increase awareness of Palliative Care and reduce human suffering
Deborah Dickson
Director
Deborah Dickson is a three-time Academy Award nominated documentary filmmaker, director, editor, story consultant, and photographer with a passion for telling stories about real people, and real issues.
Deborah Dickson’s over thirty documentary films have premiered at Sundance, Berlin and many other film festivals and have been awarded Emmys, the DuPont-Columbia Award, the Peabody Award and Ace awards. They have been broadcast on PBS, HBO and other streaming services.
Scott Anger
Cinematographer
Scott Anger is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and cinematographer with more than thirty years of experience. His work regularly appears on the PBS current affairs program, FRONTLINE.
Scott has also helped produce a number of feature-length documentary films and has directed, produced, photographed and edited projects for nonprofit organizations worldwide.