Healthy Canadians podcast

Welcome to the Healthy Canadians podcast - your space for nuanced conversations and expert insights on the health topics that matter to all of us. We'll share practical information and resources for you and your family.

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We would like to respectfully acknowledge that Healthy Canadians is primarily recorded in the traditional unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. The Algonquin peoples have lived on this land since time immemorial. We are grateful to have the opportunity to be present in this territory. We would also like to honour all First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples and their valuable past and present contributions to this land.

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Latest episodes

Living with a serious illness (part one): A palliative approach to care

Palliative care is a holistic approach that treats a person with serious illness of any age, and in any setting. In Part One of our two-part series on serious illness and palliative care we address some misconceptions around palliative care and shed light on what a palliative approach to care looks like in practice.

Hosts Megan Beahen and Alex Newman chat with Dr. Samantha Winemaker, Palliative Care Physician, Associate Professor at McMaster University and Hsien Seow, PhD, Canada Research Chair in Palliative Care, Professor at McMaster University.

• Transcript: Living with a serious illness (part one): A palliative approach to care 
• Watch on YouTube: Healthy Canadians Podcast: Living with a Serious Illness (Part One): A Palliative Approach to Care

Learn more:

• Palliative care: Overview
• Palliative care can help improve quality of life
• Fact sheet: What to do when facing a serious illness: 3 sets of questions to ask your health care team
• The Waiting Room Revolution 
• Canadian Directory of Hospice Palliative Care Services 
• Infographic: Explore the full spectrum of palliative care
• Caregiving and palliative care resource list  
• Advance care planning in Canada 

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