Uploaded July 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
What ist the question that medicine needs to answer for itself in the next few years? Why do we need to rethink the way healthcare is applied?
Imagine somebody you love and adore is terminally ill, now imagine that medicine does things that person and not for the person! How would you feel? Tim and I tried to get to the bitter truth of dying and topics connected to death in the reals of healthcare. We touch on the topic of physician's responsibility, where Tim explains the necessity for truth over fear. He explains that changing the narrative from dying to "last period of living" empowers the patient to set a priority on "what is sacred to them". We discuss the assisted suicide and the choice of pain management in general. Overall the honest and direct communication with the patient and his family seems to be absolutely crucial. Tim offers statistical evidence for the efficiency of true care and helps us understand how economically futile the obsessive "let's try and fix it" ideology can be. Take a moment and listen to the talk, to Tim's anecdotes from his long years in the palliative care and actively unravel his thoughts for yourself.
Guest: Tim Ihrig, MD, CMO Crossroads Hospice and Palliative care USA
Host: Michal Hulik, psychologist
What ist the question that medicine needs to answer for itself in the next few years? Why do we need to rethink the way healthcare is applied?
Imagine somebody you love and adore is terminally ill, now imagine that medicine does things that person and not for the person! How would you feel? Tim and I tried to get to the bitter truth of dying and topics connected to death in the reals of healthcare. We touch on the topic of physician's responsibility, where Tim explains the necessity for truth over fear. He explains that changing the narrative from dying to "last period of living" empowers the patient to set a priority on "what is sacred to them". We discuss the assisted suicide and the choice of pain management in general. Overall the honest and direct communication with the patient and his family seems to be absolutely crucial. Tim offers statistical evidence for the efficiency of true care and helps us understand how economically futile the obsessive "let's try and fix it" ideology can be. Take a moment and listen to the talk, to Tim's anecdotes from his long years in the palliative care and actively unravel his thoughts for yourself.
Guest: Tim Ihrig, MD, CMO Crossroads Hospice and Palliative care USA
Host: Michal Hulik, psychologist
