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Palliative Care in India: M.R. Rajagopal

GeriPal

So, we formed this organization called Pain and Palliative Care Society in the Northern Kerala city of Kalakkad based in the government medical college. But when I retired from government service, I left Kalakkad in 2002. Raj: We are not limited by definitions because we started our first non non-government organization.

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When do we learn to treat our doctors properly?

Tiny Physician

She was a post-graduate in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (the branch which covers pregnancy and the female reproductive system) and she had won various accolades during her student and consultant days. Postpartum hemorrhage is an unfortunate and well-known complication of delivery. link] What is postpartum hemorrhage?

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PC for People Experiencing Homelessness: Naheed Dosani

GeriPal

By the time he got into us, the tumor grew, he had experienced, he was experiencing significant pain and so trauma, informed care and building a relationship with him was such a big part of the care. Naheed 17:53 Yeah, they want connection, they want relationship, they want, meaning. Government is not the 51st state.

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What is going on with MAID in Canada? Bill Gardner, Leonie Herx, & Sonu Gaind

GeriPal

** Claim your CME credit for EP293 “What’s Up With MAID in Canada” [link] Note : If you have not already registered for CME, you can register here [link] For more info on the CME credit, go to [link] Disclosures: Moderators Drs Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. So there’s some concern, yeah.

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Allowing Patients to Die: Louise Aronson and Bill Andereck

GeriPal

Alex 15:13 This is really complicated. We consult all the time on patients who have advanced directors who say one thing and we’re in a situation where it’s clear they want to do something else. Eric 42:11 But how much of it is like Winston Churchill, like, democracy is the worst form of government.

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What is Death? Winston Chiong and Sean Aas

GeriPal

So, I mean, one thing that I take from Winston’s great paper, which I consulted in writing mine and cited, although maybe not as frequently as I should have, is this idea that a lot of these terms, and I think this is a philosophical perspective that Winston and I are both sympathetic to. Sean 17:40 Yeah. And definitely insensitivity.

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