Aging and living well in India: an interview with Dr Leena Gangolli
In today's episode of living well we have Dr. Leena Gangolli, Director, Patient Care, Sukoon Nilaya Palliative Care Centre. We talked about geriatric medicine which is taking care of the elderly and how it fits so well with palliative care.
We talked about the laws and infrastructure which helps the elderly and what makes things a little difficult, stories of many patients and how we can help the elders in our lives for them to have a better life.
00:00 Welcoming Dr. Leena
00:25 About Dr. Leena Gangolli
03:55 What is Geriatric medicine?
08:25 How safe are our cities for the elderly?
11:00 Geriatrics to palliative care
13:30 How can we make life better for the elderly?
18:20 Is it sad to see elderly patients?
19:50 Advice for people getting into geriatric Palliative care
23:10 what's it like working at a pure palliative care centre?
27:00 Laws that protect senior citizens in India
29:00 West vs India's on taking care of the elderly?
32:10 How do people function in a palliative care centre?
34:10 How do you cope with all the stress?
37:00 People in the ward to light up the ward?
40:15 What does the centre do?
45:40 Palliative care and Tuberculosis compliance
49:05 Longevity vs quality of life?
52:10 Care coordination
53:45 More Geriatric stories
58:37 Coming back to is the work depressing?
01:01:15 Story of a senior lady
01:04:15 What does living well mean to Dr. Leena?
01:04:50 Nice things about Palliative care
The podcast hosts are Dr. Mahesh Menon and Dr. Smriti Khanna. Mahesh is a pain specialist who has found his calling in the world of palliative care. Smriti is an internist whose medicine journey took her to palliative care. Together we talk to guests caring for people with serious illnesses.
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In today's episode of living well we have Dr. Leena Gangolli, Director, Patient Care, Sukoon Nilaya Palliative Care Centre. We talked about geriatric medicine which is taking care of the elderly and how it fits so well with palliative care. We talked about the laws and infrastructure which helps the elderly and what makes things…