This week on Here After with Megan Devine:
Palliative care is for everyone (yeah, even YOU) with guest, trauma surgeon Dr. Red Hoffman
Wait, isn’t palliative care something hospice does before somebody dies? Well, yes, but that’s just part of the story: palliative care covers a whole lot of health conditions, even temporary medical health setbacks.
Palliative care is like symptom relief for the emotional challenges of being alive. Doesn’t that sound really interesting? Find out what it is, and why it applies to YOU in this week’s episode.
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In this episode we cover:
- What is palliative care and why should *anyone* outside of hospice care?
- Getting your colleagues to care about the emotional pain of their patients
- Dr. Red’s love letter / shout-out to nurses
- Why a skilled surgeon also needs to be a compassionate human being
- How to keep your personal losses out of your workplace (sort of)
- Why Megan hopes you’ll start seeing the whole world through a palliative care lens
About Dr. Red Hoffman:
Dr. Red Hoffman is a board certified trauma surgeon trained in surgical care and hospice and palliative medicine. She’s one of the leading voices advocating for palliative medicine across all departments and subspecialties in medicine. Follow her on Twitter @RedMDND.
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