Timothy Ihrig: What we can do to die well
Timothy Ihrig: Wat we kunnen doen om goed te sterven
Timothy Ihrig advocates for an approach to healthcare that prioritizes a patient's personal values. Full bio
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today about health care.
hebben over gezondheidszorg.
about the health and care
de gezondheid en de zorg
population in our country --
kwetsbare groep in ons land --
complex serious health issues.
en ernstige gezondheidsklachten.
about economics as well.
over de financiële kant.
should scare the hell out of you --
zou je angst aan moeten jagen --
about palliative medicine:
over palliatieve geneeskunde:
grounded in what they value.
gebaseerd op wat zij belangrijk vinden.
gebaseerd op hun waarden,
live better and longer.
beter en langer te leven.
dat de waarheid vertelt,
of my very first patient.
over mijn allereerste patiënt.
Harold, 68 years old,
Harold, 68 jaar oud,
en die werd steeds maar erger en erger.
and worse and worse.
that had spread to his brain.
die was uitgezaaid naar zijn hersens.
to go share with Harold and his family
en zijn familie op de hoogte moest stellen
and options of care.
en de zorgmogelijkheden.
news is it, sonny?"
and we listened and we shared.
en luisterden we naar elkaar.
that has meaning to you?
and said, "I want to go fishing."
"Ik wil vissen."
my training in my career,
en op mijn carrière,
that had led us to crisis,
naar een crisis heeft gevoerd,
to the American way of life today,
van de Amerikaanse levensstijl,
this population, the most ill,
de meest zieke mensen,
van het bruto binnenlands product --
of the gross domestic product --
take up 15 percent of the GDP.
is goed voor 15 procent van het BBP.
over the next two decades
voor de volgende twee decennia,
uit op 60 procent van het BBP.
domestic product
binnenlands product
with health care at that point.
over gezondheidszorg.
every thing that we value
economy and capitalism
for a minute, forget the numbers.
vergeet de cijfers.
voor al die dollars die we uitgeven.
for all these dollars we spend.
about six years ago,
keek zo'n zes jaar geleden
spent by Medicare --
the highest per capita expenditures
met de hoogste uitgaven
pain, depression.
pijn hadden en depressief waren.
gezondheidszorg ter wereld.
system on the planet.
aan deze patiënten
country in the world.
gezondheidszorgsystemen,
and sub-Saharan African countries
en landen in Sub-Saharaans Afrika
as far as quality and value.
op kwaliteit en waarde.
every day in my practice,
on your own journeys have experienced:
zelf ooit hebben ervaren:
more surgery, more whatever --
meer operaties, meer van alles --
long white-coat physicians --
dokters in lange witte jassen --
je ook maar hebt.
and pathology and surgery
op pathologie en operaties
van de patiënt verbeteren.
van de bevolking verbeteren.
across a continuum.
per persoon verlagen.
de palliatieve zorg,
the sickest of the sick --
mensen werkten --
de patiëntervaring verbeterd?
at this population differently,
naar deze bevolkingsgroep,
at a different level, a deeper level,
dieper niveau betrokken
of the human condition than my own?
van mijn persoonlijke begrenzingen.
never had to go to the hospital?
hoefden te komen?
hun kwaliteit in stand.
gemiddelde kosten per persoon.
is dat nu 2,3 biljoen dollar
and in 20 years is 60 percent of the GDP,
by nearly 70 percent.
met bijna 70 procent verlaagd.
based on their values,
op basis van hun eigen waarden,
from diagnosis through the end of life.
van de diagnose tot de dood.
that started in her cervix,
die in haar baarmoeder begon
en ze staat vol in het leven.
dit gaat over leven.
that you hold sacred?"
en mijn Harley."
because I can barely pedal a bicycle,
ik kan amper fietsen,
wat we kunnen doen."
een paar weken of maanden had.
one day at a time,"
voor dag bekijken",
other chapter of our life.
in ons leven doen.
where Richard's at day-to-day.
van dag tot dag met Richard mee.
of end-stage lung disease.
gezien zijn longziekte.
just for the elderly,
niet alleen voor ouderen,
van middelbare leeftijd.
en zijn vader hier vandaag aanwezig zijn.
joining us here today.
and I met him several years ago.
een paar jaar geleden ontmoet.
metastatic testicular cancer,
bestraling, chemokuur.
een beenmergtransplantatie ondergaan,
from a bone marrow transplant,
"Kun je ons uitleggen wat kanker is?"
understand -- what is cancer?"
what we're dealing with?
waar het precies om gaat?
without empowering somebody
zonder mensen te informeren
en van mens tot mens met ze praten
in who they are as human beings
any kind of thing to you.
to palliative care these days
laten vandaag de dag zien,
people live better and live longer.
dat mensen beter en langer leven.
out of the New England Journal of Medicine
New England Journal of Medicine in 2010:
by friends of mine, colleagues.
door vrienden van me, collega's --
reported less pain,
zeiden minder pijn te hebben,
in het ziekenhuis opgenomen.
een kankermedicijn was,
would write a prescription for it.
het voorschrijven.
long white-coat physicians
in lange witte jassen,
of dealing with this,
van je richten op dit,
all come to at some point.
is not about dying,
gaat niet over sterven,
op wat heilig voor ons is,
van ons leven willen schrijven,
the chapters of our lives,
needs to happen today --
nu plaats moet vinden --
and our grandchildren.
en onze kleinkinderen.
and everything we see.
en alles wat we zien.
to engage with human beings,
that we will all face,
moeten maken, te veranderen --
shout and we demand
van ons laten horen en eisen
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Timothy Ihrig - Palliative care physicianTimothy Ihrig advocates for an approach to healthcare that prioritizes a patient's personal values.
Why you should listen
Dr. Timothy Ihrig, MD practices palliative medicine, caring for the most vulnerable and sickest people, and helps other providers improve the quality and value of the care they provide to this population. His work has shown how patient-centered care improves quality and length of life, and that it has significant economic benefits to patients, healthcare systems and the economy.
Ihrig is nationally recognized for his expertise in continuum population health and community-based palliative care. He holds appointments as content expert to the Accountable Care Learning Collaborative, an industry-leading healthcare innovation collaborative co-chaired by former Health and Human Services Secretary and Utah Governor Mike Leavitt and former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Mark McClellan. Ihrig is a member of the Advisory Council of the Iowa Healthcare Collaborative, a think-tank for strategies in health care quality, safety and value for the state of Iowa. He also serves as an Iowa Alternate-Delegate to the American Medical Association.
Ihrig has been an expert source for palliative care development for the Brookings Institution, and he was the sole practicing physician assisting the Iowa General Assembly in raising minimum standard requirements for Iowa physicians with respect to end-of-life care and oversight of prescriptive narcotics. He also acted as an expert clinician in support of Iowa Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment bill. He holds appointments as Clinical Adjunct Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Iowa Carver School of Medicine and acts as Palliative Care clinical instructor. He is on the board of the Hospice and Palliative Care Association of Iowa, is the former chair of the Advocacy Committee and sits on the Palliative Care Advisory Committee.
Ihrig's other interests include sexuality at the end of life and global health. He served as the Medical Chair of the Health Services Committee for Empower Tanzania Incorporated, whose mission is the development of sustainable healthcare solutions in sub-Saharan Africa for individuals suffering with HIV/AIDS, cancer and other life-limited illnesses.
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