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Ep. 550 Changing the Culture Around Palliative Care with Jared Rubenstein MD

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Learn how this doctor’s animated videos are helping to share information and create culture change around palliative care in medicine and in the public at large.

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About the Guest:

My guest Dr. Jared Rubenstein is a pediatric palliative care doctor and medical educator. He uses metaphor, animation, and satire to help people get comfortable with challenging topics. He is the program director for the Baylor College of Medicine Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship. He discusses his passion for teaching all healthcare workers how to incorporate palliative care into their work and improving the acceptance of palliative care for both the public and the medical system, using animated videos. Learn more at his website and watch his videos on YouTube:

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In this episode:

  • How his childhood paved the way for his current work
  • How he uses animated videos to teach about palliative care
  • Why we need to change the public image of palliative care and the healthcare system at the same time
  • How to talk to doctors who resist palliative care referrals
  • How both palliative care and hospice are underutilized because of late referrals
  • The need for short pitches to share information about palliative care in various situations (including cocktail parties!)
  • Why palliative care is now truly the standard of care
  • The need to change the toxic culture of overwork in medicine

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Ep. 509 A Future Path for Hospice and Palliative Care with Ira Byock MD

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Learn about Dr. Ira Byock’s strategic vision for approaching the major issues facing hospice and palliative care.

My guest Dr. Ira Byock is a leading palliative care physician, author, and public advocate for improving care through the end of life. He is the author of the books Dying Well, The Four Things that Matter Most, and The Best Care Possible. He discusses his recent white paper “A Strategic Path Forward for Hospice and Palliative Care” and his 4-point approach for dealing with the current issues facing end-of-life care in the U.S. Learn more at his website and read the paper below:

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This episode includes:

  • Why it’s important for insiders in the field of end-of-life care to honestly face the current crisis and the grief we are experiencing
  • Fraud and abuse is a significant problem in hospice care today
  • There is a high variability in quality of care in hospice
  • Palliative care services are inconsistent across the country
  • Leaders in the field are not addressing the problems in the field
  • 70% of hospices are for-profit; profit needs to be tied to quality of care
  • There must be zero tolerance of fraud and abuse in end-of-life care
  • 4 elements of Dr. Byock’s strategic plan

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