Conversations

Season

1

Episode

8

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Feb 9, 2021

Conversations: Jessica Zitter, MD

More and more Americans are choosing to die at home in the care of a loved one. But who takes care of the caregiver?In this episode, Emily talks to Dr. Jessica Zitter, a critical and palliative care specialist who makes her directorial debut with the short film Caregiver: A Love Story.

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Conversations

Season

1

Episode

8

|

Feb 9, 2021

Conversations: Jessica Zitter, MD

More and more Americans are choosing to die at home in the care of a loved one. But who takes care of the caregiver?In this episode, Emily talks to Dr. Jessica Zitter, a critical and palliative care specialist who makes her directorial debut with the short film Caregiver: A Love Story.

0:00/1:34

Conversations

Season

1

Episode

8

|

2/9/21

Conversations: Jessica Zitter, MD

More and more Americans are choosing to die at home in the care of a loved one. But who takes care of the caregiver?In this episode, Emily talks to Dr. Jessica Zitter, a critical and palliative care specialist who makes her directorial debut with the short film Caregiver: A Love Story.

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About Our Guest

Dr. Jessica Zitter is a critical and palliative care specialist who makes her directorial debut with the short film Caregiver: A Love Story. Dr. Jessica Zitter is Harvard and UCSF-trained to practice the seemingly disparate medical specialties of Critical Care and Palliative Care medicine. This vantage point has provided her a unique perspective on how we care for patients with serious and end-stage illness. She works at the public hospital in Oakland, California.

About The Show

The Nocturnists is an award-winning medical storytelling podcast, hosted by physician Emily Silverman. We feature personal stories from frontline clinicians, conversations with healthcare-related authors, and art-makers. Our mission is to humanize healthcare and foster joy, wonder, and curiosity among clinicians and patients alike.

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Credits

About Our Guest

Dr. Jessica Zitter is a critical and palliative care specialist who makes her directorial debut with the short film Caregiver: A Love Story. Dr. Jessica Zitter is Harvard and UCSF-trained to practice the seemingly disparate medical specialties of Critical Care and Palliative Care medicine. This vantage point has provided her a unique perspective on how we care for patients with serious and end-stage illness. She works at the public hospital in Oakland, California.

About The Show

The Nocturnists is an award-winning medical storytelling podcast, hosted by physician Emily Silverman. We feature personal stories from frontline clinicians, conversations with healthcare-related authors, and art-makers. Our mission is to humanize healthcare and foster joy, wonder, and curiosity among clinicians and patients alike.

resources

Credits

About Our Guest

Dr. Jessica Zitter is a critical and palliative care specialist who makes her directorial debut with the short film Caregiver: A Love Story. Dr. Jessica Zitter is Harvard and UCSF-trained to practice the seemingly disparate medical specialties of Critical Care and Palliative Care medicine. This vantage point has provided her a unique perspective on how we care for patients with serious and end-stage illness. She works at the public hospital in Oakland, California.

About The Show

The Nocturnists is an award-winning medical storytelling podcast, hosted by physician Emily Silverman. We feature personal stories from frontline clinicians, conversations with healthcare-related authors, and art-makers. Our mission is to humanize healthcare and foster joy, wonder, and curiosity among clinicians and patients alike.

resources

Credits

The Nocturnists is made possible by the California Medical Association, the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, and people like you who have donated through our website and Patreon page.

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