This episode aired on February 20, 2011 and is now available as a free download on our iTunes page!
In this episode, the Radio Rounds crew explores a topic that patients and physicians alike can appreciate — confronting mortality in a special discussion about caring for individuals who are dying.
Featured Guest: Dr. Ira Byock, Director of Palliative Medicine at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and Chair of Palliative Medicine at Dartmouth Medical School.
Dr. Byock authored Dying Well in 1997 and The Four Things That Matter Most in 2004. Both are used extensively in the counseling of patients and families dealing with advanced illness.
Also featured on this episode is special guest Gigja Hermannsson Gisladottir, Pre-Medical Student at San Diego State University. Gigja joins Dr. Byock in discussing her experience working with patients and their families in the discipline of palliative care. Original ‘Rounds’ hosts Avash Kalra and Lakshman Swamy discuss the importance of medical professionals approaching these end-of-life moments in an appropriate manner.
Learn more about Dr. Byock at www.DyingWell.org
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