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We Really Need To Talk

We Really Need To Talk

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We Really Need To Talk is a podcast about the conversations we should be having with our loves ones about the end of life. Gerontology professor Elizabeth Bergman and former Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center Program Coordinator Lisa Richards and their guests will talk about how to approach these conversations as well as how to sort through last wishes, advance care planning and choices about life-sustaining treatment. And they do it all with a healthy dose of love and humor. 

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  • Talking About Dying Frees Us To Live
    Nov 23 2022

    In this episode, storyteller and end-of-life care advocate Kimberly Paul explores the power and possibilities unleased by facing end of life issues head on. She argues that talking about dying helps us to live more fully and be a more powerful presence in the lives of those we love.  

    Resources 

    Kimberly Paul's website  https://www.deathbydesign.com/
    Kimberly's tour https://www.deathbydesign.com/live-well-die-well-tour-stops/
    The Death Deck https://thedeathdeck.com/
    Karl Pillemer, PhD, 30 Lessons for Living
    https://www.karlpillemer.com/books/30-lessons-for-living/ 

    We Really Need to Talk is funded by the Finger Lakes Geriatrics Education Center at the Ithaca College Gerontology Institute. Editing and production support provided by Dr. Becky Lane and Jay Williamson at the Center for Creative Technology at Ithaca College.

    Web: www.ithaca.edu/gerontology-institute
    Email us icgi@ithaca.edu

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    38 m
  • How To Choose A Healthcare Proxy
    Nov 11 2022

    This episode is about an important health care document – the healthcare proxy. Anna Rosenblatt, a Practice Facilitator at Cayuga Health Partners in Ithaca, New York will talk with us about what a healthcare proxy is and and why it’s important. We’ll also talk about who is a good choice, how to talk to your doctor about it and what happens if you don’t have one. 

     Resources  

    NYS Healthcare Proxy document and info: https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/1430.pdf 

    NYS Guide to choosing a healthcare agent
    https://www.health.ny.gov/professionals/patients/health_care_proxy/ 

    National Institute on Aging
    https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/advance-care-planning-health-care-directives
    https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/1503.pdf
    https://order.nia.nih.gov/publication/tips-for-advance-care-planning 

    Law – Family Health Care Decisions Act (2010) http://wnylc.com/health/entry/142/ 

    We Really Need to Talk is funded by the Finger Lakes Geriatrics Education Center at the Ithaca College Gerontology Institute. Editing and production support provided by Dr. Becky Lane and Jay Williamson at the Center for Creative Technology at Ithaca College.

    Web: www.ithaca.edu/gerontology-institute
    Email us icgi@ithaca.edu

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    44 m
  • A Geriatrician Talks Health Care Decisions
    Oct 28 2022

    Dr. Thomas Caprio, who specializes in geriatric medicine, hospice, and palliative care at the University of Rochester Medical Center, discusses life-sustaining treatments in the case of a serious illness and at the end of life.  He talks about the importance of the healthcare proxy and how that person can work with the healthcare team to respect the patient's wishes around care. He’ll also touch on medical jargon and how it’s okay to ask your doctor to explain the situation in terms you can understand. 

    Resources: 

    https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/people/23094529-thomas-v-caprio 

    https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/what-are-palliative-care-and-hospice-care 

    We Really Need to Talk is funded by the Finger Lakes Geriatrics Education Center at the Ithaca College Gerontology Institute. Editing and production support provided by Dr. Becky Lane and Jay Williamson at the Center for Creative Technology at Ithaca College.

    Web: www.ithaca.edu/gerontology-institute
    Email us icgi@ithaca.edu

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    44 m
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