EPISODE · Jan 28, 2024 · 30 MIN
Taking Care of Dying Children with Natasha Datoo (episode 14)
from On the Edge of Health and Design · host Nita Lakhani and Sylvia Szkudlarek
For our final season 1, episode 14, we interview Dr. Natasha Datoo, a pediatric oncologist and palliative care physician. Natasha shares her professional journey and personal experiences around "death and dying". We discuss our society's taboo associated with "death and dying" and how we might shift our perspective through enhanced communication. Finally, Natasha describes what a "good death" looks like for the children and families she cares for, and how a palliative care approach could be used to design better end of life experiences for us all. ResourcesSerious Illness Conversation GuideCanuck Place Children's HospiceTwo Worlds Cancer CollaborationThe Sunflower Palliative Care Podcasts
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For our final season 1, episode 14, we interview Dr. Natasha Datoo, a pediatric oncologist and palliative care physician. Natasha shares her professional journey and personal experiences around "death and dying". We discuss our society's taboo associated with "death and dying" and how we might shift our perspective through enhanced communication. Finally, Natasha describes what a "good death" looks like for the children and families she cares for, and how a palliative care approach could be used to design better end of life experiences for us all. ResourcesSerious Illness Conversation GuideCanuck Place Children's HospiceTwo Worlds Cancer CollaborationThe Sunflower Palliative Care Podcasts
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