Born in England, educated in a "do-as-you-like" school (Dartington Hall) then gaining a medical education at prestigious Guys Hospital in London, Patrick Neustatter worked on four continents before moving to the U.S. in 1982, completing residency in family practice at SUNY at Stony Brook. Approximately two and a half million deaths occur per year in the U.S, and only 10 percent are sudden.
This puts an important perspective on "getting the right death."
A bioethics research organization called The Hastings Center puts it, "Death is an inevitable aspect of the human condition. Dying badly is not."
The movement stands for patients to become "medically emancipated" and take charge of their own healthcare.
What can a patient do to address potential issues in advance of dying, and when should this take place?
Listen in as Patrick Neustatter, MD, shares how you can talk to your loved ones about getting the right death.
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How to Get the Right Death
Guest
: Patrick Neustatter, MD
From the Show: Health Radio
Summary: Why is death such a messy business?
Air Date: 12/3/15
Duration: 10
Host: Melanie Cole, MS
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