The Waiting Room Revolution
This podcast can help anyone dealing with serious illness. Over the years, we have cared for and interviewed thousands of patients and families who tell us they felt overwhelmed and ‘in the dark’ during their illness journey. Yet we sometimes heard stories where individuals felt prepared, in control and ‘in the know.’ What was the difference between these experiences? The answer is the 7 keys. Join your hosts Dr. Samantha Winemaker, palliative care doctor, and Dr. Hsien Seow, health care researcher, as they share real-life stories to explain the 7 keys to being hopeful and prepared when facing serious illness. For more information visit: waitingroomrevolution.com Our theme song is Maypole by Ketsa.
Episodes

Tuesday Oct 29, 2024
S9: Episode 95: Clare Fuller & Dani Ayre
Tuesday Oct 29, 2024
Tuesday Oct 29, 2024
This episode features our conversation with Clare Fuller & Dani Ayre, Advance Care Planning Experts and advocates from the UK. We discuss how they organized a conference for Advance Care Planning in the UK earlier this year, public awareness and empowerment.
Learn more about Clare's work on her website: https://speakforme.co.uk/
Our theme song is Maypole by Ketsa and is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Visit our website to learn more about our work, check out the Map Project, or to see our resources. https://www.waitingroomrevolution.com/

Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
S9: Episode 94: Dr. Karen Wyatt
Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
This episode features our conversation with Dr. Karen Wyatt, Medical Director, Author and Founder of End-Of-Life University. We chat about Karen's clinical practice and personal tragedy, her transition into hospice care and reflections on healing, writing and community building.
Learn more about the EOL University here: https://www.eoluniversity.com/
Visit our website to learn more about our work, check out the Map Project, or to see our resources. www.waitingroomrevolution.com
Our theme song is Maypole by Ketsa and is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Tuesday Jun 04, 2024
S8: Episode 93: Dr. Julian Abel
Tuesday Jun 04, 2024
Tuesday Jun 04, 2024
This episode we chat with Dr. Julien Abel, retired palliative care physician, Director of Compassionate Communities UK, author and podcaster. In this episode we talk about what compassionate communities are, what a public health palliative approach looks like and what community support of serious illness should look like. To learn more about Compassionate Communities UK visit: https://compassionate-communitiesuk.com/
For more information visit: www.waitingroomrevolution.com
Our theme song is Maypole by Ketsa and is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Tuesday May 28, 2024
S8: Episode 92: Dr. Diah Martina
Tuesday May 28, 2024
Tuesday May 28, 2024
This episode we chat with Dr. Diah Martina, an internal medicine doctor in Indonesia. Diah also has per PhD focusing on culturally sensitive advance care planning in Asia. In this episode we talk about what culturally sensitive palliative care looks like in Indonesia, what her research has shown about adapting conversations about dying and planning in different cultures and religion, and the relevance of the WRR for the Indonesian and Asian communities.
For more information visit: www.waitingroomrevolution.com
Our theme song is Maypole by Ketsa and is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Tuesday May 21, 2024
S8: Episode 91: Dipti Purbhoo
Tuesday May 21, 2024
Tuesday May 21, 2024
This episode features Dipti Purbhoo, Executive Director of the Dorothy Ley Hospice, one of Ontarios oldest Hospices. We chat about the synergy between hospice services and the Waiting Room Revolution, innovative ways hospices partner with community agencies and how Dororthy Ley Hospice is working to be truly integrated upstream in an illness journey. To learn more about Dorothy Lea Hospice visit: https://dlhospice.org/
Our theme song is Maypole by Ketsa and is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
For more information visit: www.waitingroomrevolution.com

Tuesday May 14, 2024
S8: Episode 90: Lisa Levin
Tuesday May 14, 2024
Tuesday May 14, 2024
This episode features our conversation wtih Lisa Levin, CEO of Advantage Ontario. We chat about how Advantage advocates for seniors quality of life, housing policy that promotes aging in place and what other countries are doing to innovate aging. Learn more about Advantage Ontario here: https://www.advantageontario.ca/
For more information visit: www.waitingroomrevolution.com
Our theme song is Maypole by Ketsa and is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Tuesday May 07, 2024
S8: Episode 89: Amy Coupal
Tuesday May 07, 2024
Tuesday May 07, 2024
Happy Caregivers Month! This episode features our conversation with Amy Coupal, the CEO of the Ontario Caregiver Organization. We chat about the services and resources OCO offers, Amy's own caregiving experience and the essential role caregivers have within the healthcare system. Learn more about the Ontario Caregiver Organization here: https://ontariocaregiver.ca
Our theme song is Maypole by Ketsa and is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
For more information visit: www.waitingroomrevolution.com

Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
S8: Episode 88: Kelly Clark & Eliza Munro
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
This episode features our conversation with Eliza Munro and Kelly Clark, who are palliative care educators and consultants on IPEPA. IPEPA stands for Indigenous Program of Experience in the Palliative Approach, which is a grass roots approach to breaking down barriers to palliative care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across Australia. We chat about the important work they are doing with IPEPA, the barriers Indigenous people face accessing palliative care and what they are hopeful for in the future. To learn more visit: https://pepaeducation.com/about-ipepa/
For more information visit: www.waitingroomrevolution.com
Our theme song is Maypole by Ketsa and is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Tuesday Apr 23, 2024
S8: Episode 87: Daniel Nowoselski
Tuesday Apr 23, 2024
Tuesday Apr 23, 2024
This episode features our conversation with Daniel Nowoselski, Advocacy Manager for Hospice Palliative Care at the Canadian Cancer Society. We discuss being a lobbyist for the palliative care community, policy issues and challenges in the health care system that the Canadian Cancer Society are trying to address, where his passion for palliative care stems from, MAID and what brings Daniel hope for the future. To learn more: https://cancer.ca/en/living-with-cancer/advanced-cancer
Our theme song is Maypole by Ketsa and is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
For more information visit: www.waitingroomrevolution.com

Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
S8: Episode 86: Dr. Kerrie Noonan
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
This episode features our conversation with Dr. Kerrie Noonan, clinician psychologist, social researcher, founder and innovator. We talk about death and grief literacy in Australia and around the world, what it is and why it is important and how it really is a community endeavor. Learn more about Kerries work here: https://www.deathliteracy.institute/
Our theme song is Maypole by Ketsa and is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
For more information visit: www.waitingroomrevolution.com