(w)healthy Podcast
Being healthy is the unique expression of many, often inter-related dimensions which can be physical, mental, emotional, social, relational and spiritual. (w)healthy endeavors to explore them, taking you behind the curtain with leading experts, from physicians to people with lived experience. Through knowledge and storytelling, we hope to empower and inspire you to live your (w)healthiest life. Join Shauna Nyrose of the KGH Foundation on a journey to a (w)healthy life.
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Latest Episode
MAiD: Choice, Suffering, and Dignity at the End of Life with Dr. Sarah Broder
What happens when treatment is no longer working? How much suffering is too much? What does it mean to have a good death? And, perhaps most difficult of all, should we be able to decide when our own life has reached its end? Medical Assistance in Dying — or MAiD — has been legal in Canada for a decade now. But despite being part of our health care system, for many of us it remains something we know about without really understanding.
This week on the (w)healthy podcast we are joined by, Dr. Sarah Broder, Senior Medical Director for Palliative Care and End-of-Life Services with Interior Health. Shauna and Sarah talk about those difficult questions, to better understand what happens when someone is facing the end of their life, what choices are available to them, and what that experience can mean for the people who love and care for them.
Mentioned publications:
– Being Mortal – Atul Gawande
– A Shared Journey – Interior Health
– MAID Family Support – National Organization
DISCLAIMER: The views expressed by guests of the podcast do not necessarily reflect the views of the KGH Foundation.\
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