Medical Terminology
Every health condition comes with its own language, medical terminology and decision options. End of Life is no different. While CPR and DNR may be familiar to many, that doesn’t mean they are understood as intended.
New ‘terms’ such as Allow Natural Death or AND and Voluntary Stopping Eating and Drinking or VSED have been created to add to options to consider. Understanding the words and terms used is one thing. Being able to act on them is another.
Hunger and thirst: our needs diminish as life ends
Planning for end of life for those with specific medial conditions: Not able to eat or drink “I have conversations every day about food and supplements for frail elderly and even those with early stage dementia.” Dr. Michael Gordon Geriatrician, Ethicist, educator,...
Dying at home: a return to the way it was.
There’s an explosion of home care needs coming. “With so many wanting to die at home, we need to know what to do as a healthcare team to support that journey through end of life and beyond: the family goes on although the patient is absent in a physical sense.” ...
TEDxYorkU: speaking about BestEndings
Exit Laughing: my 12-minute TEDxYorkU talk (Woot!) This TEDtalk is an Ode to End of Life tweeters. I wanted a slide chock full of the tweeps I learn from, admire and look to for their hearts, minds, spirit and sense of humour. Alas this was not to be.
Dr Paul Dorian: CPR insights from a man dedicated to our hearts
3 questions about Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Dr Paul Dorian As always, before launching into questions, I explain my sense about the topic, CPR, to. Dr Paul Dorian "I think we ‘real people’ have neither the information nor the context to make informed...
