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Med Life with Dr. Horton — Dr. Lucy Kalanithi on patient-centred care at the end of life
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Med Life with Dr. Horton — Dr. Lucy Kalanithi on patient-centred care at the end of life
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32 minutes
Released:
Dec 16, 2019
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In this "Med Life with Dr. Horton" podcast, Dr. Jillian Horton chats with Dr. Lucy Kalanithi about joy, purpose, and meaning in work as a physician.Dr. Lucy Kalanithi is an internist and clinical assistant professor of medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine. She is the widow of Dr. Paul Kalanithi, author of the #1 New York Times bestselling memoir When Breath Becomes Air. Dr. Kalanithi, who has special interests in end-of-life care, physician wellness, and caregiving, has appeared at TEDMED, the Aspen Institute, and in the New York Times. She lives in California with her 5-year-old daughter.Dr. Horton and Dr. Kalanithi discuss the following:- the problem with end of life care in its current state- the role of a physician with patients who have a serious illness- patient communication- how to cope with a patient's death- how being a caregiver and widow helped her with being a physician- and much moreDr. Jillian Horton is a general internist and director of the Alan Klass health humanities program at the Max Rady college of medicine in Winnipeg, Manitoba.For more of her podcasts or for the Dear Dr. Horton column: www.cmaj.ca/medlifePodcast transcript: https://www.cmaj.ca/transcript-191590---------The opinions stated in this podcast are made in a personal capacity and do not necessarily reflect those of the Canadian Medical Association Journal.-----------------------------------Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.
Released:
Dec 16, 2019
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