Source: WHYY: The Pulse - Opting Out Jessica Zitter and producer Noam Osband discuss the power of “opting out," and explore why sometimes getting off the end-of-life conveyor belt opens up a whole world of opportunity. The segment begins at 25:48. Listen Here
Many doctors are trained to do everything in their power to save the lives of their patients. But what if this is doing more harm than good? Dr. Jessica Zitter offers us a new way to rethink end of life care that looks beyond physical suffering to include healing emotions and spirit. By offering four things we can do to [...]
Source: Fei's World Listen Here "This conversation goes beyond palliative care as we dove into the pressure and resistance of choosing a path that isn’t quite typical for a doctor. Here’s what I mean by a different path - Jessica’s now a public figure, influencer AND a working doctor. We warmed up to this question: “How have you [...]
Dr. Jessica Zitter is a ICU & Palliative care physician at Highland Hospital in Oakland, CA. She is the Author of Extreme Measures: Finding a Better Path to the End of Life, and featured in the Oscar nominated short documentary called Extremis (Netflix). Her mission is to humanize the experience of dying in our medical system, both by changing [...]
Source: The House of Pod: A Medical Podcast Listen Here Dr. Jessica Zitter joins the The House of Pod team to discuss end of life care. (...) Listen To The Audio Here
Source: KALW News Listen Here Dr. Jessica Zitter reorients our care of the dying to a more collaborative process whereby the patient, rather than the disease or even the indiscriminate use of technology, is the primary focus of care. (...) Listen To The Audio Here
By Rebeca Kuropatwa Source: Next Avenue "Dr. Jessica Zitter, who works as an attending physician at a public hospital in Oakland, Calif., struggled with her job’s protocols for years. Until the day a nurse opened her eyes to the possibility that there was a better way, one that involved more compassion in the treatment of patients."(...) Read Full Publication Here [...]
By Lisa Fields Source: Next Avenue "Before his mother, Dee Dee, died from emphysema in 2009, Larry Sernovitz spent a lot of time at her bedside, keeping her company. Toward the last few days of Dee Dee’s life, she wasn’t very responsive, so her son didn’t expect to connect with her meaningfully anymore. During one of [...]
Source: KALW News Listen To Part One Here Listen To Part Two Here Dr. Jessica Zitter and JoAnn Mar explore racial disparities at the end of life in a two part podcast for KALW News. (...) Listen To The Audio Here
Source: engAGING Conversations Listen To The Audio Here What do you want the end of your life to look like? If you haven't considered this, and talked about your wishes with your loved ones, you should. If you don't, you risk ending up on the "end of life conveyor belt". A situation that occurs when your family [...]
