Category: Podcast Episode
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Indigenous and Northern Lens on Communication in Serious Illness
In this episode, we explore the context created at the intersection of geography, history, language, culture, and healthcare resources when Indigenous people in Canada’s far north require care for serious illness.
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Awake and Communicating in the ICU
Have you ever thought of communication as a vital sign for patients in the intensive care unit? In this episode you will hear Kali Dayton, DNP AGACNP and critical care outcomes consultant share her passion for using evidence that promotes what she terms “Awake and Walking ICU’s.”
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Dementia-Friendly Communication
Communicating with people living with advancing dementia and who require care can be challenging and frustrating for everyone. In this episode Mary Buck, an expert in fostering more effective communication practice in dementia, shares important information that also may challenge some of our usual practices.
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Supporting Families of Unborn and Newborn Infants with Life-Threatening Conditions
Having a baby is supposed to be a very happy event, but when a baby is diagnosed with a potentially life-threatening condition in the perinatal period, families are faced with new realities and require special support and understanding.
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Palliative Care Beyond Societal Margins
In this episode of Radical Nurse talk we speak with Dr. Kelli Stajduhar who has led the call for change for people who are precariously housed and without resources to access the compassionate end of life care they require.
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Befriending the Dreaded “P” Word
What do you think of when you hear the word “palliative?” In this final episode of season one of Radical Nurse Talk, Kath Murray discusses the importance of words in serious illness. Words such as “palliative” that we use – or avoid using- can invoke fear, “giving up” and also hope, support and quality of…
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Making Connections in Mental Health Crises
In this episode, Matthieu Payette, describes his experiences in various contexts in which people require help in a mental health crisis. He shares some possibilities for others who must respond to people in crisis and step into the moment to make a connection, build trust, maintain safety and provide dignity.
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Talk that Matters in LGBTQ2SA Healthcare
In this episode, Dr Erin Ziegler, champion and advocate for inclusive and dignified care of people who identify as LGBTQ2SA describes how words, and the assumptions that are behind them, can build or destroy the trust that is so integral to building therapeutic relationships especially in serious illness.
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Talking About Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD)
Has a patient or family member ever asked you about medical assistance in dying (MAiD)? If someone did ask you, what would you say in this conversation? In this episode, I explore that situation with Jane Slemon, a director of care at a hospice in British Columbia.
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Trauma Informed Communication
What does a trauma-and-violence informed approach mean for communicating in serious health situations? Dr. Susan Jack shares the ways we can incorporate this into our communication praxis, and thereby promote health equity and avoid the re-traumatization of individuals with histories of trauma as they access the healthcare system.
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