The Talking Mortality Podcast
Exploring the difficulties and challenges around the issue of human mortality. Individuals, society in general and the medical profession all wrestle with this issue. So let's start talking about it! The podcast is hosted by Dr Calvin J. Lightbody who is a consultant in Emergency Medicine. He has 25 years of healthcare experience and has recently been working to improve the care that hospital patients receive towards the end of life. Comments, feedback and questions welcome on Twitter @DrCJLCoaching .Credit: The intro music is an extract of "luv" by "Little Red Church"
The Talking Mortality Podcast
Things Go Better With Planning
You wouldn't go on holiday without some degree of planning. It makes sense to pack your case in advance, thinking about what you might need for your trip. An overstuffed case can be burdensome (not to mention expensive!).
Similarly when it comes to anticipating the journey at the end of one's life, things really do go better with some degree of planning.
In this episode Calvin and Robin talk about advance / anticipatory care plans. What's included in these plans? What are the potential benefits of this kind of thinking? They also discuss some of the ethical issues here and some of the challenges facing the medical profession.