Culture and Palliative Care #12

AmiPal: Palliative Care

The death of a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle? The Lion King and Palliative Care? Changing the direction a river flows? Intrigued? Well listen on! In this episode Dr Amara Nwosu asks the question "what is culture?" and asks how a society's culture can affect how Palliative Care is considered and delivered. Can we change and create a culture where death and dying are not considered taboo subjects? This is from a UK perspective but hopefully it will be of interest. Topics covered in this podcast: Barbara Gomes - end of life intelligence network - what we know now:http://www.endoflifecare-intelligence.org.uk/resources/publications/what_we_know_now_2013 Andy Couch - Culture Making https://setsnservice.wordpress.com/2008/10/27/a-summary-and-review-of-andy-crouchs-new-book-culture-making-01-05-culture/ Dr Atul Gawande - 2014 BBC Reith Lectures http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/6F2X8TpsxrJpnsq82hggHW/dr-atul-gawande-2014-reith-lectures Dr Atul Gawande - Being Mortal http://www.amazon.co.uk/Being-Mortal-Medicine-What-Matters/dp/0805095152 The death of Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) http://www.techtimes.com/articles/40753/20150321/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtle-44-donatello-gruesomely-killed-in-action.htm Story of the dragonfly http://www.achildofmine.org.uk/The-story-of-the-Dragonfly/I8.htm Copyright Dr Amara Nwosu, KingAmi media 2014. www.amaranwosu.com Music by 'Year of the Fiery Horse' (YOTFH). Soundcloud link: @year-of-the-fiery-horse