WIHI: Have You Had "The Conversation"? Helping Loved Ones Discuss End-of-Life Preferences

This is a great listen - "The Conversation Project."

WIHI: Have You Had "The Conversation"? Helping Loved Ones Discuss End-of-Life Preferences

International ACP Conference in Chicago

It's not too late to register!
This will be my 3rd international conference - I expect great things.

http://acpelsociety.com/conference/

National Ipsos-Reid poll indicates majority of Canadians haven’t talked about their wishes for care

Wow! We need to get talking!
http://www.advancecareplanning.ca/news-room/national-ipsos-reid-poll-indicates-majority-of-canadians-haven%E2%80%99t-talked-about-their-wishes-for-care.aspx

Watch this Video - It will inspire you to TALK!

We can’t control if we’ll die, but we can “occupy death,” in the words of Dr. Peter Saul. In this TED Talks video he calls on us to make clear our preferences for end of life care -- and suggests two questions for starting the conversation.


Over the past 35 years Peter Saul has been intimately involved in the dying process for over 4,000 patients. He is passionate about improving the ways we die.


Dr. Peter Saul is a Senior Intensive Care specialist in the adult and paediatric ICU at John Hunter Hospital, and Director of Intensive Care at Newcastle Private Hospital in Australia.  After spending time as the Head of Discipline for Medical Ethics at Newcastle University, he is now a leading adviser to the State and Federal health departments.

http://www.ted.com/talks/peter_saul_let_s_talk_about_dying.html