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The weekly recap from How To Train Your Doctor​

Happy Sunday, Reader!

Honestly I did not think I was going to have back-to-back weeks talking about assisted dying, but then I saw this article on the New York Times.​

But this week's video isn't really about assisted dying. It's about the culture of healthcare to jump to aggressive life-prolonging interventions by default - no matter the benefit, no matter the circumstances. It's about our system's lack of checkpoints during an illness where we pause and ask, "What's most important to you right now?"

I'll often get asked "What does How To Train Your Doctor mean?" What I mean is that if you have a serious illness you need to know that the system is not built to deliver person-centered, values-based care by default. You have to be an active participant in building a care plan around what matters most to you.

Easy? No. Essential? Absolutely.

If we want the system to change for the better, we have to demand it to change. And that starts with these conversations.

Have a wonderful week,

Matt

This week's posts

No Matter How You Feel About Assisted Dying, Watch This Why a woman's struggle to access legalized aid in dying will impact your own end of life care Watch Video

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