Show notes
Dr. Jill Steiner, an Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) cardiologist at UW Medicine, sits down this week to talk about what palliative care really means, understanding and supporting resilience for a unique patient population, and how she has created resiliency for herself.Timestamps:0:30 - Career at a glance2:40 - All things ACHD 3:54 - Palliative Care and ACHD4:36 - "I just think it's cool."6:00 - Impact of palliative care in ACHD patients8:49 - Palliative care research11:00 - What is Resilience 16:00 - Multi-morbidity and Frailty20:32 - Transitions from pediatrics to adult25:10 - An ACHD's cardiologist special sauce34:47 - ACC Cardiology Palliative Care Working Group and CMEs38:47 - Tools for tough conversations40:50 - Supporting yourself after45:43 - "Life is not worth surviving, it's worth living" You may find resources mentioned in the episode below:Palliative Care Work Group: https://www.acc.org/Membership/Sections-and-Councils/Geriatric-Cardiology-Section/Get-Involved/Pallitive-Care-Work-GroupDr. Steiner's Bio: https://www.uwmedicine.org/bios/jill-steinerDr. Steiner's Twitter: https://twitter.com/steiner_mdDr. Steiner's email: [email protected]
