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TED Talks: Season 2016

2016x157 Timothy Ihrig: What we can do to die well
TV-PG

  • 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z on YouTube
  • 15m
  • United States
  • English
  • Documentary
The healthcare industry in America is so focused on pathology, surgery and pharmacology — on what doctors "do" to patients — that it often overlooks the values of the human beings it's supposed to care for. Palliative care physician Timothy Ihrig explains the benefits of a different approach, one that fosters a patient's overall quality of life and navigates serious illness from diagnosis to death with dignity and compassion.
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