Gian Domenico Borasio
Physician, specialist of palliative medicine
About Gian Domenico Borasio
Born 1962. Gian Domenico Borasio is an Italian physician and university teacher.
Gian Domenico Borasio (born 9 July 1962 in Novara) is a physician specialist of palliative medicine. He is professor of palliative medicine at the University of Lausanne and head of the Service of Palliative Care of the University Hospital of Lausanne (Switzerland).
Publications
As author Über das Sterben. Was wir wissen. Was wir tun können. Wie wir uns darauf einstellen. Beck, Munich 2011 . Selbstbestimmt sterben. Was es bedeutet. Was uns daran hindert. Wie wir es erreichen können. Beck, Munich 2014 . Mourir. Ce que l'on sait, ce que l'on peut faire, comment s'y préparer, Presses polytechniques et universitaires romandes, Lausanne, 2014 . L'autonomie en fin de vie. Le débat allemand, des pistes pour la Suisse, un enjeu pour tous, Presses polytechniques et universitaires romandes, Lausanne, 2017 .
As editor With Ingeborg Maria Husemeyer: Ernährung bei Schluckstörungen. Eine Sammlung von Rezepten, die das Schlucken erleichtern. With Ralf J. Jox, Katja Kühlmeyer: Leben im Koma. Kohlhammer Verlag, Stuttgart 2011. With Hans-Joachim Heßler, Ralf J. Jox, Christoph Meier: Patientenverfügung. Das neue Gesetz in der Praxis. Kohlhammer Verlag, Stuttgart 2012. With Franz-Joseph Bormann: Sterben. Dimensionen eines anthropologischen Grundphänomens. De Gruyter, Berlin 2012.
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Who is Gian Domenico Borasio?
physician, specialist of palliative medicine
When was Gian Domenico Borasio born?
Gian Domenico Borasio was born on 9 July 1962 in Novara.
What is Gian Domenico Borasio's occupation?
Gian Domenico Borasio is a physician and university teacher.
What nationality is Gian Domenico Borasio?
Gian Domenico Borasio is Italian.
Sources & further reading
· Wikipedia: Gian Domenico Borasio
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