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Ask a Death Doula Podcast is a weekly show hosted by Hospice and Oncology nurse Suzanne B. O’Brien. Suzanne is the CEO and founder of International Doulagivers Institute. This is a vital platform for discussions and interviews that will bring back death into the natural fold of life. Ask a Death Doula will share vital education on how to care for those who are dying as well as sharing inspiring stories from working at the bedside with over 1000 dying people from all around the world. Please visit www.doulagivers.com to access our free education and resource center. About International Doulagivers Institute: The goal of Doulagivers Institute is simple and powerful - to provide affordable and accessible education and support to everyone in the world so that every person has the opportunity to die with comfort and dignity in their own home. Death is something that we all have in common no matter our race, religion, or socioeconomic status. We believe that this education to support people to have the most positive end of life experience is a human right, not a privilege.
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Thursday Aug 15, 2019
Thursday Aug 15, 2019
Suzanne B. O’Brien RN has worked in End of Life Care for over a decade as an Oncolgy and Hospice RN. Suzanne has been advocating and building training programs to help support the enormous amount of elderly and their families. After working with over 1000 patients at the end of life, Suzanne shares a practical solution to the current Elder Care Crisis. Her solution not only solves the answer to the shortage in medical staffing for this populations but provides an answer that will bring back holistic patient centered care.
In This Podcast, I will cover "How to Solve the Elder Care Crisis" In this podcast you will learn:
- How we are presently in the midst of an Elder Care Crisis
- How for the first time ever in history, we have the longest living elder population
- How this aging population is set to increase in numbers for decades to come.
- How our main stream medical system is struggling to meet the demands of the aging population.
- Why looking for answers within the medical system is not the answer
- How planning ahead can make your overall end of life better by 80%-90% no matter what the disease process.
- How specially trained non-medical professionals can “fill the gaps” in our mainstream medical system and bring back patient centered, holistic care.
- How to taking part in advocating for your own healthcare decisions and choices is a big part of the solution.
- Links mentioned in this Podcast:
FREE Monthly Doulagivers End of Life Doula Level 1 Trainings: www.doulagivers.com
A Beginner's Guide to the End: Practical Advice for Living Life and Facing Death
by Dr. BJ Miller and Shoshana Berger
https://www.amazon.com/Beginners-Guide-End-Practical-Advice/dp/1501157167
“World Training Day” 2012 www.worldtrainingday.org
To access our Free Level 1 at any time, please use this link: https://events.genndi.com/register/818182175026320046/bfd70601b1
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Great overview Suzanne. Thanks for the podcasts!
Monday Jun 01, 2020
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