{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"#25: Facing Death: Serving the Dying with Palliative Care Dr Sandy Buchman","description":"Most Americans are fearful of death! And our collective resistance to talking about is in the way of making compassionate care increasingly available.  Lisa talked with Dr. Sandy Buchman --who was her mother's home hospice doctor-- about being a life-long learner and creating a free student-run highschool with other dropouts, how birth and death are natural and should be seen as community events, and using his Super Power of Compassion in Action in his work supporting the dying and their families in their homes and on the streets.  Takeaways The difference between palliative care and hospice. Sandy's belief that his good fortune and privilege require that he give back How in the 1970's Sandy and other dropouts started their own accredited school, high school in Toronto. Sandy early career began with the home birthing movement and he sees birthing and dying not so much as medical events but as social events. The challenges of working with the homeless population in Toronto and the desperate need for support for that community Quotes \u201cI always felt an obligation to pay it forward and pay it back. We have a mandate and social responsibility to improve lives.\u201d \u201cI see birthing and dying not so much as medical events but as social events.\u201d \u201cI base everything on the principle of autonomy.\u201d Guest References and Contact Info   Dr Sandy Buchman of the Temmy Latner Center On Twitter @DocSandyB Neshama Hospice on Canada Helps Other References and Resources   Kate Sweeney in a CNN article called The American Fear of Dying.   Super Power U #23: Intermittent Fasting Pearls From My Mom - The Podcast; Episode #17 about my mom Naomi Patricia LaCroix and Episode #20 - Pearls from my Mom - a Mothers Day Episode Super Power U #24: Facing Death; Leading with Love with Maya Lockwood Joe Betts-LaCroix: TedxSF: Stayin' Alive Palliative Care and Education for the Homeless (PEACH) Canadian Medical Association McMaster Medical School Stratford Ontario Lorne Buchman, The Art CenterAtul Gawande, Being Mortal (book) The Ken Page Memorial Trust Toronto Jazz Treasures Maclean's Magazine article "The Doctor Who Took on Death" Super Power U Feedback and show ideas to hey@lisabl.com Submitting your Super Powers Super Power U Facebook Page Twitter @lisabl Super Power U Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play The Super Power U Podcast. Please subscribe to the show on iTunes and get more information at LisaBL.com ","author_name":"Super Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero","author_url":"http:\/\/LisaBL.com\/podcast","html":"