Spring-Summer 2016: Death and Dying June 1, 2016 General Death and Dying, Marin Medicine Pages Spring-Summer 2016: Death and DyingFeature ArticlesEDITORIAL: Death, Dying, the Grim Reaper . . . and Woody AllenPHYSICIAN AID IN DYING: The Pros, Cons, and Protections for Patients and PhysiciansADVANCE CARE PLANNING: Thinking Ahead About End-of-Life CareIT MAY BE OPTIONAL, BUT . . . Hospice Is Plain Good MedicineAN APPROACH TO DEATH AND DYING: RESPECT at the End of LifeDEATH CERTIFICATES: Certification of Death: Whose Responsibility?INFORMATION ON END-OF-LIFE ISSUES: Guidelines and ResourcesDepartmentsOUT OF THE OFFICE: Tale of a Suicide: A Life-Ending ‘Option’ We All DeploreBOOK REVIEWS: "Working Stiff" and "When Breath Becomes Air"2016 HEALTH CARE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY: From Death to Medical SatirePUBLIC HEALTH UPDATE: Vaccines, Policy and Dialogue in MarinHOSPITAL UPDATE: Marin General Hospital: A Bright FuturePRESIDENT’S REPORT: AMA House of DelegatesOUR MAGAZINE’S MANY METAMORPHOSES: Marin Medicine Marks Six Decades Editorial: Death, Dying, the Grim Reaper . . . and Woody Allen Death and Dying: Physician aid in dying (the End of Life Option Act); advance care planning; hospice is good medicine; Kaiser's RESPECT Project; death certificates; CMA end-of-life guidelines and resources. Departments: Tale of a suicide; reviews, Working Stiff and When Breath Becomes Air; public health update; Marin General Hospital update; reports from Leadership Academy and AMA House of Delegates; 6 decades of Marin Medicine. View online PDF here. Related Articles Spring-Summer 2015: Birth Editorial: Change is in the Air Birth: Cesarean section and long-term child health; birth centers; weight loss and pregnancy Departments: Interview with MMS president Peter Bretan, MD; public health update; community clinics update; eulogy to a well-loved physician assistant. View PDF online