Timothy Ihrig: What we can do to die well
Timoti Irig (Timothy Ihrig): Šta možemo da učinimo da bismo kvalitetno umrli
Timothy Ihrig advocates for an approach to healthcare that prioritizes a patient's personal values. Full bio
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o zdravstvenoj zaštiti.
today about health care.
about the health and care
o zdravlju i nezi
population in our country --
complex serious health issues.
ozbiljnim zdravstvenim problemima.
about economics as well.
da razgovaramo o ekonomiji.
should scare the hell out of you --
da vas užasno plaši.
about palliative medicine:
o palijativnoj medicini,
grounded in what they value.
utemeljenoj u onome u šta oni veruju,
zasnovanoj na njegovim vrednostima
live better and longer.
živi bolje i duže.
tamo gde se nalaze.
of my very first patient.
priču o svom prvom pacijentu.
Harold, 68 years old,
Herold, od 68 godina,
and worse and worse.
that had spread to his brain.
koji se proširio na njegov mozak.
to go share with Harold and his family
i njegovom porodicom podelim
and options of care.
news is it, sonny?"
zar ne, sine?“
and we listened and we shared.
that has meaning to you?
što za tebe ima smisla?
and said, "I want to go fishing."
„Želim da idem na pecanje.“
my training in my career,
u svojoj karijeri,
that had led us to crisis,
to the American way of life today,
američkom načinu života danas,
this population, the most ill,
of the gross domestic product --
take up 15 percent of the GDP.
odlazi 15 posto BDP.
over the next two decades
domestic product
sa zdravstvenom zaštitom.
with health care at that point.
every thing that we value
economy and capitalism
slobodnog tržišta i kapitalizam
for a minute, forget the numbers.
na trenutak, zaboravimo brojeve.
koju dobijamo za dolare koje potrošimo.
for all these dollars we spend.
about six years ago,
pre oko šest godina,
koji je potrošilo osiguranje Mediker
spent by Medicare --
the highest per capita expenditures
najveće izdatke po glavi stanovnika
pain, depression.
bolova i depresije.
oni umiru ranije.
zdravstvene zaštite na planeti.
system on the planet.
country in the world.
zdravstvene zaštite,
i zemlje podsaharske Afrike
and sub-Saharan African countries
as far as quality and value.
u pogledu kvaliteta i vrednosti.
every day in my practice,
svakog dana u svojoj praksi,
on your own journeys have experienced:
iskusili na svojim putovanjima -
dodatne testove,
more surgery, more whatever --
lekari u dugim belim mantilima -
long white-coat physicians --
da provedete svoje živote
and pathology and surgery
patologiju, hirurgiju
across a continuum.
po glavi stanovnika duž kontinuuma.
the sickest of the sick --
sa najbolesnijima među bolesnicima -
at this population differently,
ovu populaciju,
at a different level, a deeper level,
na drugačijem, dubljem nivou,
ljudskog stanja od sopstvenog?
of the human condition than my own?
na vanbolničkom lečenju
never had to go to the hospital?
uopšte nije moralo da ide u bolnicu?
njihov kvalitet.
and in 20 years is 60 percent of the GDP,
a za 20 godina 60 odsto BDP-a,
by nearly 70 percent.
za gotovo 70 procenata.
based on their values,
na osnovu svojih vrednosti,
from diagnosis through the end of life.
od postavljanja dijagnoze do kraja života.
that started in her cervix,
koji je otpočeo u grliću materice
that you hold sacred?"
što smatraš svetinjom?“
jer jedva da umem da vozim bicikl,
because I can barely pedal a bicycle,
za nekoliko nedelja ili meseci.
hajde da se bavimo ovim dan za danom“,
one day at a time,"
other chapter of our life.
u svakom drugoj oblasti života.
where Richard's at day-to-day.
tamo gde se on nalazio iz dana u dan.
ili dva telefonska poziva nedeljno,
of end-stage lung disease.
krajnjeg stadijuma bolesti pluća.
just for the elderly,
nije samo za starije osobe,
danas pridružili ovde.
joining us here today.
i upoznao sam ga pre nekoliko godina.
and I met him several years ago.
metastatic testicular cancer,
i njegovom porodicom,
from a bone marrow transplant,
do transplantacije koštane srži,
understand -- what is cancer?"
da razumemo - šta je to rak?“
what we're dealing with?
bez osnaživanja osobe
without empowering somebody
i bavljenja time ko je kao ljudsko biće
in who they are as human beings
ono što treba da radimo?
any kind of thing to you.
da vam svašta uradimo.
to palliative care these days
vezani za palijativnu negu
people live better and live longer.
da ljudi žive bolje i duže.
u Medicinskom časopisu Nove Engleske
out of the New England Journal of Medicine
moji prijatelji, kolege.
by friends of mine, colleagues.
reported less pain,
je saopštavala da ima manje bolova,
bila lek protiv raka,
would write a prescription for it.
bi propisivao recepte za nju.
long white-coat physicians
smešni lekari u dugim belim mantilima,
of dealing with this,
za bavljenje ovim,
all come to at some point.
u nekom trenutku.
is not about dying,
nije o umiranju,
da ispišemo poglavlja svog života,
the chapters of our lives,
mora da se dogodi danas -
needs to happen today --
and our grandchildren.
and everything we see.
to engage with human beings,
za bavljenje ljudskim bićima,
that we will all face,
sa kojim ćemo se svi suočiti,
shout and we demand
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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