Learn about research being done in Canada to improve access to palliative care for marginalized populations.
My special guest Dr. Kelli Stajduhar is is a professor in the School of Nursing and Institute on Aging & Lifelong Health at the University of Victoria and the Canada Research Chair in Palliative Care, Aging and Community Health. She has worked in oncology, palliative care, and gerontology for 30+ years as a practicing nurse, educator, and researcher. She discusses her clinical work and research which have focused on health service needs for those at the end-of-life and their families, and on the needs of marginalized and vulnerable populations. Learn more at the website:
This episode includes:
- Loss and grief after the fires in Los Angeles
- Obstacles to receiving palliative care for marginalized communities
- How the palliative care system fails to meet the needs of these populations
- The value of mobile palliative care teams as demonstrated in research
- Why trust is a huge issue for people in marginalized communities
- Models being studied in Canada to improve access to palliative and hospice care for vulnerable populations
- The need for an equity-informed advance care planning tool for unhoused people
- The importance of supporting community workers who are providing services to marginalized populations on the street
- Why we need to continue to evolve and adapt our systems of palliative and hospice care
- The value of authenticity in our provision of care
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