The Waiting Room Revolution

S6: Episode 62: Dr. Ira Byock

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/
 
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Our theme song is Maypole by Ketsa and is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

S6: Episode 61: Yvonne Heath & Dr. Alyssa Boyd

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
 
 

S6: Episode 60: Theresa Brown

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/
 
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Our theme song is Maypole by Ketsa and is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

S5: Episode 59: Dr. Catherine Demers

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.
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Our theme song is Maypole by Ketsa and is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
 
 

S5: Episode 58: Dr. Elissa Campbell

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.
 
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Our theme song is Maypole by Ketsa and is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

S5: Episode 57: Dr. Harvey Chochinov

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

S5: Episode 56: Stephanie (Season 1 Update)

This episode features an updated conversation with Stephanie, who we met on episode 10 of Season 1. Stephanie was caring for her mother at the time, had discovered our podcast and was using our keys to try to change her experience. Her mom died earlier this year and we are reconnecting now to see how the journey went.
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Our theme song is Maypole by Ketsa and is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

S5: Episode 55: Dr. Rosalyn Juergens

This episode features our interview with Dr. Rosalyn Juergens. Dr. Juergens is a medical oncologist and head of the department of Clinical Trials at the Juravinski Cancer Centre in Hamilton, Ontario. We chat with her and previous guest Dr. Erin Gallagher about zooming out with your patients when they have lung cancer and we get some insight into how Rosalyn communicates with her patients to provide great care throughout the entire journey.
 
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Our theme song is Maypole by Ketsa and is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

S5: Episode 54: Nurse Penny

This episode features our interview with TikTok star, influencer and hospice nurse, Penny Hawkins aka Nurse Penny. Penny shares stories and advice encouraging everyone to have open conversations about death and end of life. We chat about her experiences working in hospice, how using social media as a platform can help normalize death and her thoughts about how to spread the message about the benefits of early palliative care.
 
For more information visit: waitingroomrevolution.com
Our theme song is Maypole by Ketsa and is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

S5: Episode 53: Dr. Daisy Dulay

This episode features our interview with Dr. Daisy Dulay. Dr. Dulay is a cardiologist and a co-medical lead for Spread for Physician Quality Program at Doctors of British Columbia for scaling up frontline projects. We chat about how to improve care for people with heart failure and what the big picture of the illness looks like.
 
For more information visit: waitingroomrevolution.com
 
Our theme song is Maypole by Ketsa and is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0