Discussing death and dying
Date Published:
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Duration:
37:09
Dr Kathryn Mannix talks about death and dying and the taboos associated with what is an inevitable part of everybody’s life. Kathryn is a palliative care physician a qualified cognitive behavioural therapist and is an award winning author of the thought provoking book “With the End in Mind”.
Topics:
- Why has it become taboo to discuss dying and death?
- What suggestions do you have to reclaim the language of death and dying?
- How does discussing this help patients and their families?
- It can be difficult to start a conversation about dying- encouraging patients to say ‘ I love you’ ‘ I am sorry’ ’Thank you’ ‘I forgive you’ are often very important.
- Advance care planning - how to begin the discussion.
Take home messages
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Resources
- Palliative Care Handbook Hospice New Zealand
- Guidance for the last days of life Ministry of Health
- Supportive & Palliative Care Indicators Tool (SPICT™) University of Edinburgh
- With the End in Mind How to live and die well by Kathryn Mannix (2017)
Presenter
Kathryn Mannix
Palliative care physician
To contact Kathryn Click here.
This presentation is intended for qualified health practitioners professional development and should not be relied upon for any other purpose. Any opinions offered are those of the presenter or other speaker and do not necessarily represent the views of Goodfellow Unit.