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 May 09, 2023
S6: Episode 66: Tracey Human & Bob Parke
Tuesday May 09, 2023
Tuesday May 09, 2023
This episode features our interview with Tracey Human and Bob Parke. Tracey is a pain and symptom management consultant who provides education and palliative care in the community. Bob is a bioethicist consultant. We chat about how the 7 keys can apply to individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability and their families and how to achieve patient centered care.
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 02, 2023
S6: Episode 65: Kathy Kortes-Miller
Tuesday May 02, 2023
Tuesday May 02, 2023
This episode features our interview with Dr. Kathy Kortes-Miller, Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work at Lakehead University. We chat about her book, 'Talking About Death Won't Kill You' and about her latest project, a podcast called Disrupting Death, which focuses on Canadians sharing their experiences with Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID). For more information about Kathys work visit: https://www.kathyk-m.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 Apr 25, 2023
S6: Episode 64: Bev Foster & Sheli O’Connor and Julie McIntyre
Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
This is another double header innovation special! Our first guest is Bev Foster, co-founder of The Room 217 Foundation. We chat about the healing power of music across cultures and how each of us can bring music into our work.
Our second guests are Dr. Julie McIntyre and Sheli O'Connor, who are teaching an education course called Last Aid, designed for the public. We chat about how Last Aid can be used in every community to make a difference.
Learn more about their innovations here: https://www.hpco.ca/last-aid/ and https://www.musiccare.org/
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 18, 2023
S6: Episode 63:Dr. Sunita Puri
Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
This episode features our interview with Dr. Sunita Puri, palliative care physician and best selling author of 'That Good Night: Life and Medicine in the 11th Hour'. Suntia chats with us about the power of language in the face of dying, how culture intersects with medicine and the art of communication as clinician and writer. For more information about Sunita, visit her website: https://sunitapuri.com/
Learn more about the Waiting Room Revolution here: https://waitingroomrevolution.com
Our theme song is Maypole by Ketsa and is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
S6: Episode 62: Dr. Ira Byock
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
This episode features our interview with palliative care physician, author and public advocate Dr. Ira Byock. He is the author of 'The Four Things that Matter Most' and 'The Best Care Possible', available now. We chat with him about his philosophical approach to dying, whether we should rebrand palliative care, privatizing healthcare and much more.
For more information about Ira, visit his website: https://irabyock.org/
For more information visit: https://waitingroomrevolution.com
Our theme song is Maypole by Ketsa and is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
S6: Episode 61: Yvonne Heath & Dr. Alyssa Boyd
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
This episode is a double header innovation special where we chat with two different innovators for 15 minutes each.
Our first guest is Yvonne Heath, founder of the Love your Life to Death movement. We chat with Yvonne about what led her to found the Love your Life to Death movement and how you don't need to do more than "just show up" wherever you are to make a difference. To learn more about Yvonne visit: https://www.loveyourlifetodeath.com/
Our second guest is Dr. Alyssa Boyd, a palliative care physician and co-founder of the Living Wish Foundation. We chat with her about the impact it has had on the community and how the idea of a final wish can spread. To learn more about Living Wish Foundation visit: https://www.livingwishfoundation.org/about-us
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 Mar 28, 2023
S6: Episode 60: Theresa Brown
Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
This episode features our interview with New York Times columnist and best selling author Theresa Brown. Theresa is a nurse, writer and advocate. We chat about how she became a writer and clinician, how her experience as a patient changed her clinical work and what the future holds for her.
To learn more about Theresa and to purchase her new book, visit: https://www.theresabrownrn.com/
Visit our website, join our mailing list and follow us on social media to learn more about the Waiting Room Revolution: https://waitingroomrevolution.com
Our theme song is Maypole by Ketsa and is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Tuesday Dec 06, 2022
S5: Episode 59: Dr. Catherine Demers
Tuesday Dec 06, 2022
Tuesday Dec 06, 2022
This episode features our interview with Dr. Catherine Demers. Dr. Demers is a cardiologist, researcher and professor of medicine at McMaster University. We chat about what a roadmap for heart failure looks like and what to expect along the various stages from early, middle, late and end of life.
For more information visit: waitingroomrevolution.com
Our theme song is Maypole by Ketsa and is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Tuesday Nov 29, 2022
S5: Episode 58: Dr. Elissa Campbell
Tuesday Nov 29, 2022
Tuesday Nov 29, 2022
This episode features our interview with Dr. Elissa Campbell. Dr. Campbell is a geriatrician and palliative care physician and President of Palliative Care Western Australia. We chat about several hot topics related to improving care for those facing serious illness from her perspective practicing in Western Australia.
For more information visit: waitingroomrevolution.com
Our theme song is Maypole by Ketsa and is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
S5: Episode 57: Dr. Harvey Chochinov
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
This episode features our interview with Dr. Harvey Chochinov. Dr. Chochinov is a distinguished professor of psychiatry at the University of Manitoba and the creator of dignity therapy. We chat about what dignity therapy is, how it's applicable, not just to dying patients, but to getting the best care possible, and we chat about his new book which is available now.
For more information visit: waitingroomrevolution.com
Our theme song is Maypole by Ketsa and is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0