Palliative Matters
Join Board Certified Palliative & Hospice Care physicians, Dr. John Mulder, Executive Director of Trillium Institute, and Dr. Jason Beckrow, Trillium Institute faculty, as they dive into the world of palliative care. Using real-life examples, they create an open dialogue to address issues of those with a serious illness and provide resources, tips, and tools for patients, their loved ones, and medical professionals to provide a higher quality end-of-life experience.
Episodes
27 episodes
Actually, there is something we can do!
Why should physicians never tell their patients, “There’s nothing more we can do?” As diseases and illnesses progress, the hope for a cure may diminish, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t continue to provide care. In this episode, Dr. John Mul...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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21:00
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Palliating Uncertainty
Uncertainty can cause a lot of suffering, but palliative medicine is meant to alleviate suffering. So, how can physicians work within it’s confines? In this episode, Dr. John Mulder and Dr. Jason Beckrow are joined by Dr. Ariel Dempsey as they ...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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45:24
How Doctors Think
What motivates doctors’ decision-making beyond evidence, knowledge, and experience? As Dr. John Mulder and Dr. Jason Beckrow discuss, our patient's wants and wishes should always be considered. Often, though, doctors make decisions based on fea...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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28:30
Recognizing the Uniqueness of Each Patient’s Illness Journey
As physicians, we let our experiences and knowledge guide us. Often, this leads to us entering a patient’s room with some assumptions in hand. However, it’s important to remember that people with the same diagnosis can have completely different...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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24:35
Finding Peace at the End of Life: A Potential Role for Psychedelic Medication
Psilocybin has had a place in healing for millennia, particularly among ancient civilizations and cultures. While it's had a negative view in some corners of contemporary American society, research into its potential has gained traction and it ...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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46:20
Why Doctors Die Differently: What do they know that their patients don't?
Studies have shown that doctors are less likely to have surgery or be admitted to the ICU in the last six months of their life and are less likely to die in the hospital. So, what do doctors know that their patients don’t? In this episode, Dr. ...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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31:18
The Gift of Time
Prognostication is not an exact science. So, when patients ask the inevitable question, “How much time do I have, doc?” How can we answer? In this episode, Dr. John Mulder and Dr. Jason Beckrow reflect on the challenge of prognostication and ho...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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29:56
Stories from the Bedside: The Impact of "Dying to Tell You" Podcast
In this episode, Dr. John Mulder and Dr. Jason Beckrow are joined by palliative care chaplain Cody Hufstedler. Cody has a podcast of his own, Dying to Tell You, where he interviews people nearing the end of life. With the doctors, he shares som...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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31:26
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Managing Uncertainty in End-of-Life Care
For each diagnosis, there is an expected path that the disease will take. But along that path are many offshoots of possibilities, known and unknown. Amid the uncertainty, how can providers manage expectations and continue to build trust with t...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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28:06
What Disease Takes Away: The Dimensions of Life Changes in the Midst of Serious Illness
When someone is given a life-altering diagnosis, change is inevitable. Disease can take away so much from a person: their identity, their power, their abilities. In this episode, Dr. John Mulder and Dr. Jason Beckrow discuss how they help patie...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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29:58
"What would you do, doc.?" Pt. 2 - Moving at the Speed of Trust: Strategies for Establishing Trusting Relationships
Most doctors understand that establishing trust is an important part of caring for their patients. But how does one go about doing so? In this episode, Dr. Mulder and Dr. Beckrow discuss how they work towards earning the trust of their patients...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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24:40
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"What Would You Do, Doc?" Pt. 1: Building Trust Between Physicians and Patients
Helping patients and their loved ones make decisions is one of the greatest challenges of being a physician. But it’s also one of the greatest responsibilities. To kick off Season 3, Dr. John Mulder and Dr. Jason Beckrow discuss how they build ...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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18:42
When Music Heals
How can music address the psychological, physiological, and sociological issues associated with life-limiting illnesses and the end-of-life? In this episode, Dr. Mulder and Dr. Beckrow are joined by renowned musical therapist Dr. Deforia Lane. ...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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40:22
The Role of Palliative Care in Progressive Neurologic Disease
In this special episode, Dr. Mulder and Dr. Beckrow are joined by Dan and Lisl Keuning, who share their personal experience with Dan’s frontal temporal dementia diagnosis. They discuss how the life-limiting illness has impacted their lives and ...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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38:31
The Impact of Interdisciplinary Care
When people hear the word hospice, it often brings about fear and anxiety. But when the interdisciplinary services and benefits hospice provides are explained, the reaction is usually much different. In this episode, Dr. Mulder and Dr. Beckrow ...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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21:44
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Discussing Death & Dying
As a society, we have a tendency to avoid talking about death and dying. But as palliative and hospice care providers, Dr. Mulder and Dr. Beckrow are exposed regularly to the end-of-life journey. In this episode, they discuss how, as doctors, t...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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30:37
Being Present: Serving Those Who Grieve
When someone enters palliative or hospice care, a whole new set of tools and resources become available, including bereavement care for their loved ones. In this episode, the doctors discuss how we all have a duty to be present for those who ar...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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21:52
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Unexpected Blessings of Palliative Medicine
While palliative care can have a profound impact on patients, it can also be transformational for their family, friends, or others who they are close with. In this episode, the doctors discuss the unexpected blessings that come along with treat...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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28:09
Autonomy & Advance Care Planning
Advance care planning involves discussing and preparing for future decisions about medical care, and, as the doctors explain, it is all about patient autonomy. What does a patient value? How do they define their quality of life? Where do they d...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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27:31
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Healing vs. Curing
Can someone experience healing while not being cured of their disease? In this next episode, Dr. Mulder and Dr. Beckrow discuss the differences between being healed and being cured. In their experience, while someone may not be cured of their d...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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17:28
Witnessing the Power of Hospice
A terminal prognosis forces people to face their mortality, which can lead to somepretty incredible events—core memories being made, long-broken relationships beingrepaired, final wishes being fulfilled. In this episode, the doctors sha...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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22:00
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The Purpose of Palliative Care
With palliative care being a relatively new field of medicine, there are still many misconceptions about what this specialty provides. While it is often associated with end-of-life, it has become much more expansive. In this episode, Dr. Mulder...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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29:47
Lessons Our Patients Have Taught Us
What do we learn from our patients that make us better people and better doctors? In this episode, the doctors discuss patient circumstances and what these experiences have taught them. From learning to look for the gifts and miracles in even t...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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23:17
Defining Hope
The idea of hope is often idealistic and romanticized. For those facing a life-limiting illness, the “hope” of being cured or life returning to the way it was before a diagnosis can be discouraging. In this episode, Dr. Mulder and Dr. Beckrow e...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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24:13
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The Concept of Suffering
When most people think of suffering, they think of it in terms of physical pain, but suffering is a much more dynamic concept. When someone is facing a life-limiting illness, the fear of inability surrounding their situation can be agonizing. E...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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16:01