Empowered Endings: Changing the Landscape of End-of-Life Care with Bob Uslander MD | EOLU Podcast

My guest Dr. Bob Uslander is the co-founder, with his wife Elizabeth, of Empowered Endings, a unique palliative and end-of-life care model addressing the physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual needs of patients and families. He discusses the flexible model of care he created and how it functions to assist people who don't qualify for hospice as well as those who are receiving hospice care but need additional services. Learn more at his website:
empoweredendings.com/
This episode includes:
🍃 Dr. Bob's journey from emergency medicine to hospice and palliative care
🍂 How recognizing gaps in the healthcare system inspired the work Dr. Bob is doing today
🍃 The importance of end-of-life doulas for restoring balance to the care that is offered to people
🍂 The types of patients served by Empowered Endings
🍃 How his team supports patients utilizing medical aid in dying
🍂 The lack of home-based palliative care is an issue in most communities.
🍃 Concerns that some doctors may not offer adequate support to patients and families choosing medical aid in dying
🍂 How his foundation offers free bereavement support to families of loved ones who have utilized medical aid in dying
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