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On May 18-19, 2022, the National Institute on Aging’s Division of Behavioral and Social Research and Division of Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology convened the "Perspectives on Death and Dying" workshop to provoke renewed attention and fresh approaches to the question of how death and dying impact the full human lifecourse. The two-day workshop featured five sessions: (1) theoretical perspectives and applications to death and dying, (2) population differences, (3) clinical settings, (4) measurement and experimental design panel, and (5) gaps and opportunities. A discussion of the key themes followed the presentations for each session, and each day concluded with an overarching discussion of the research gaps and opportunities that emerged throughout the day.
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