Season 5 Episode 6: Making Space for non-physical suffering - Dr Maxxine Rattner
Dr. Maxxine Rattner is a hospice/palliative care clinician and educator who recently completed her PhD on the topic of non-physical sufferin...
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About Empathy is a healthCARE podcast that focuses on patient, caregiver and healthcare provider stories. We believe these stories of hope, struggle, love and grief can help inspire compassi...
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20 of 34 episodesSeason 5 Episode 5: Cultural humility in healthcare - Dr Zhimeng Jia
Dr. Zhimeng Jia is a palliative care physician at the Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care in Toronto. Through a combination of personal...
Season 5 Episode 4: Wrap Around Support: Caring for the Seriously Ill Child - Dr Dave Lysecki
Dr. David Lysecki is the Founder and Medical Director of the Quality of Life & Advanced Care Program at McMaster Children's Hospital. In thi...
Season 5 Episode 3: Finding Joy in Every Day: When your child is diagnosed with a terminal illness - Mishi Methven
Shortly after Mishi Methven and her partner Aimee’s daughter Stella turned two, they were given the devastating news that Stella only had mo...
Season 5 Episode 2: Through the Patient’s Lens: Advocacy from the Inside - Julie Vizza
Julie Vizza was born with a multifaceted genetic condition, beta thalassemia-major. She joins the podcast today to discuss her journey in th...
Season 5 Episode 1: Breaking the Barriers of Ableism - Billy Bridges
In this episode, Billy Bridges shares his inspiring ideas for addressing Ableism with empathy and offers a rallying cry for disability advoc...
Season 4 Episode 6: Doctor as Patient - Serena Tejpar
At the young age of 18, Serena Tejpar was injured in a car collision as a backseat passenger that left her in critical condition with almost...
Season 4 Episode 5: Brian’s Story: Living Fully and Completely - Brian Smith
In 2022, Brian Smith’s life was profoundly changed by a diagnosis of metastatic cancer. In this episode, Brian shares his experiences of liv...
Season 4 Episode 4: Person-Centered Care Pearls: A Conversation with Dr. Harvey Chochinov (Part 2)
In this 2 part episode, we chat about the importance of compassionate and dignity conserving care. He provides the learners with many pearls...
Season 4 Episode 3: Person-Centered Care Pearls: A Conversation with Dr. Harvey Chochinov (Part 1)
In this 2 part episode, we chat about the importance of compassionate and dignity conserving care. He provides the learners with many pearls...
Season 4 Episode 2: Compassionate virtual care during a pandemic - Anat Baron
About Empathy is a healthCARE podcast that focuses on patient, caregiver and healthcare provider stories. We believe these stories of hope,...
Season 4 Episode 1: A Father's Legacy - Mitchell Consky
Mitchell Consky is a Toronto- based journalist. His work has been published in the Globe and Mail, CTV News and other international news out...
Season 3 Episode 8: Spiritual Care Support
About Empathy is a healthCARE podcast that focuses on patient, caregiver and healthcare provider stories. We believe these stories of hope,...
Season 3 Episode 7: Advanced Care Planning
Even when an Advance Care Plan is in place, Dr Maria Muraca learned that unforeseen circumstances can come up. Maria was the Power of Attorn...
Season 3 Episode 6: Addiction, Recovery, and the Health Care System
About Empathy is a healthCARE podcast that focuses on patient, caregiver and healthcare provider stories. We believe these stories of hope,...
Season 3 Episode 5: Gun Control Advocacy
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Season 3 Episode 4: Children and Grief - Part Two
About Empathy is a healthCARE podcast that focuses on patient, caregiver and healthcare provider stories. We believe these stories of hope,...
Season 3 Episode 3: Physician Wellness & Trauma in COVID-19
About Empathy is a healthCARE podcast that focuses on patient, caregiver and healthcare provider stories. We believe these stories of hope,...
Season 3 Episode 2: Combating Systemic Racism in Health Care
Over the last year, the impact of systemic racism in healthcare has come into sharper focus. From racialized populations being disproportion...
Season 3 Episode 1: Grieving and Loss During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Stacey (Greenberg) is here today to tell us about her father who lived with Multiple Sclerosis in a long-term care facility since 2014. Duri...