Italian

Dr. G. Marotta

Dr. Giovanni Marotta is a geriatrician in Toronto. He sees patients in the community, in hospital and in long-term care facilities.

What is reasonable treatment?

Dr. Marotta talks about the goals of care when a person has many health concerns. (01:37)

Italian - Expectations of Care

Caring versus curing (2:10)
Resisting palliative care (2:50)
Palliative care: A new concept (1:19)
Difficult conversations (1:57)
Mind over matter (1:53)
Cultural expectations (1:38)
Italian voices: Caring for the patient and family (5:46)
Italian voices: A good death (6:43)

Italian - Care for the Patient and Family

It's important to prepare (3:19)
The importance of religion (1:27)
History, technology and accepting death (2:31)
When home care isn't enough (0:53)
Accepting and planning for death (1:41)
Comfort care (1:29)
A good death (2:22)
Sharing information (3:04)
There must be food (2:19)
Changing expectations (1:56)
Important conversations (2:08)
Courage and suffering (2:21)
A family matter (1:55)
Comforting the dying (1:28)
The importance of surroundings (1:36)
No regrets (1:55)
Italian voices: Caring for the patient and family (5:46)
Italian voices: A good death (6:43)

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