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“Doctors are not how to be of service for people of whom a cure is not an option,” reflected Dr. Ungerleider on her path to palliative care. “We are taught that death is the ultimate failure. People aren’t dying in the ways that match the goals and values of how they want to live their lives, but it is something that I have set out to really change.”
In this episode of the Patient Activation Network Podcast, Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider joins us to discuss the current state of palliative care, how doctors are trained to have end-of-life conversations and strategies of how to talk to your loved ones about advanced directives. All this and exciting news about the EndWell Symposium!
About Shoshana Ungerleider, MD
Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider is an internist practicing hospital medicine at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. She received her medical degree from Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, OR and completed residency at California Pacific Medical Center where she is now on the teaching faculty and serves on the Foundation Board of Trustees. Shoshana is passionate about improving how seriously ill patients are cared for throughout the continuum of life.
About EndWell Symposium
experience. Inclusive of design, healthcare, technology, policy, the arts, education and advocacy perspectives and scaled for engagement, the day’s audience, presenters and program reflect the cross-disciplinary curiosity we believe is needed to catalyze thought to action. Join us for what promises to be a memorable, first of its kind immersion in human-centered design thinking about our relationship with living and dying. Join us December 7, 2017 in San Francisco, more info and registration at www.endwellproject.orgEpisode Outline
- About Shoshana Ungerleider, MD
- The current state of palliative care
- How are doctors trained to have the end of life conversation?
- When to start discussing advance directives and end-of-life planning with loved ones
- Death over Dinner: Resources for talking to loved ones of all ages about end-of-life planning
- Strategies for talking to your partner about advanced directives at different ages
- About the EndWell Symposium
- Why EndWell is not a Health Conference, rather a Human Conference
- Information on attending the EndWell Symposium
- Closing thoughts
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