NEXT SHUKATSU (終活) Seminar on Sat., Mar 22, at 3 p.m. NEW TOPICS
new topics, new panel for Next End-of-Life Seminar
A Life Well-Lived includes a Death Well-Planned
Shukatsu, a modern term in Japan, refers to the many aspects of end-of-life planning. Join us on Saturday, March 22, at the Buddhist Temple of San Diego, 2929 Market St, 3 pm to 4:30 pm, in the Annex Hall, followed by light refreshments.
This will be the third in a series, designed by Mitsuo Tomita, M.D., retired family physician, featuring Mitsuo Tomita, M.D., joined by guests Kate Leonard, CPA, and Eric Emont, M.D., geriatrician at Kaiser Permanente.
Registration is free but required. To reserve your seat, please call the Temple at 619-239-0896 or send an email to info@btsd.net.
Please RSVP by Wednesday, March 19, to info@btsd.net or 619-239-0896. Free. Donations are welcome. Let us know if you need child care.
Note: Even if you registered for sessions in November or January, we ask you to register again as seating is limited.
Spread the word with friends and neighbors.
New registration required — contact BTSD by email (info@btsd.net) or mail.
Limited Seating; reserve early to save spot.
What Is Shukatsu? This modern Japanese concept refers to the many aspects of end-of-life planning. Without planning, one’s death causes anguish for loved ones, as difficult decisions are rushed during a period of emotional distress. Such difficulties can be avoided with good planning for easier legal, medical, and emotional outcomes.
Sponsors; Host and MC
Sponsored by the Buddhist Temple of San Diego under its Education mandate, the seminars are organized and moderated by Mitsuo Tomita, M.D., a local retired family physician.
Future Sessions
Seminars in this series will touch upon different aspects of end-of-life planning, although each session will touch on the importance of advanced care planning, and of the POLST (Portable Medical Orders).
Future sessions will touch on dementia, funeral planning (and natural alternatives), role of death doulas, how to avoid a “bad” death, Social Security and Medicare, and more.
This and future sessions will be held in the temple’s Annex Hall, the top level of the two-story building in the southeast corner of the temple campus, at 2929 Market Street.
Access is by stairs or, for elevator access, via the main temple building.
For growing families, onsite childcare is available during the seminar on request; please let us know when you register.
Our next seminar is March 22, and the one after that, May 17.
Please RSVP to pre-register for the March 22 seminar by March 19 via email or phone call to the temple at info@btsd.net or 619-239-0896. When you contact the temple, please let us know if you will require childcare. The seminar is free of charge, donations are welcome.
ABOUT DR. Mitsuo Tomita, M.D., Retired
Prior to medical school, Dr. Mitsuo Tomita attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where he graduated with honors, cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa. He received his M.D. (Doctor of Medicine) from the University California San Francisco in 1972 and spent three more years in the UCSF Fresno Family Medicine Residency Program.
Then, at Kaiser Permanente San Diego Dr. Tomita was a primary care physician, with a subspecialty in general family medicine, from August 1975, serving over 33 years.
Following retirement in 2008 he worked part-time as a locum tenens (“to hold the place of”) doctor for two community health organizations, as needed: the United Health Center of the San Joaquin Valley in Earlimart, California (2010-2014) and the Healthpoint Community Health Center in Bothell, Washington (2011-2013).
Dr. Tomita remains active in the San Diego community, currently serving on the board of the San Diego Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL).
Previously Dr. Tomita served on the Board of Directors of the Union of Pan Asian Communities (UPAC), LEAD San Diego (a leadership affiliate of the San Diego Regional Center of Commerce), and Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest. Until his retirement, he taught medical students and residents as an Assistant Clinical Professor on the voluntary teaching staff of the UCSD School of Medicine.
His interest in end-of-life decisions is reflected in his long-time membership in the Hemlock Society and Compassion and Choices.
The Temple is offering these seminars for the community as part of our mission.
MISSION STATEMENT OF THE BUDDHIST TEMPLE OF SAN DIEGO
The mission of the Buddhist Temple of San Diego is to share the teachings of the Buddha.
We strive to sustain and grow the Temple's presence by cultivating the values of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism in our community through religious practice, cultural activities, and educational programs.