Join us on Zoom for a night with Laura Moya a Music Thanatologist. Music-thanatology is a professional field within the broader subspecialty of palliative care. It is a musical/clinical modality that unites music and medicine in end-of-life care. The music-thanatologist utilizes harp and voice at the bedside to lovingly serve the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of people who are terminally ill or dying (and their loved ones), with the prescriptive delivery of music.
BIO: Laura Moya, CM-Th
Program Director | Tigard, OR
Laura Moya has been a practicing music-thanatologist for over 25 years. She is a 1996 graduate of the Chalice of Repose Project in Missoula, Montana and is certified through the Music-Thanatology Association International (MTAI). Laura served as the inaugural President of the MTAI from 2002-2006.
Laura has been a full-time staff music-thanatologist at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center since 2001. She is actively involved with the development and coordination of the Art, Healing and Wellness Program at St. Vincent’s, which promotes the Arts in Healthcare. Laura was a core faculty member, clinical mentor, and voice instructor for the Music-Thanatology Training Program through Lane Community College from its inception in 2007 through 2015.