· Extreme Measures charts Zitter’s journey from wanting to be one kind of hero to becoming another—a doctor who prioritizes the patient’s values and preferences in an environment where the default choice is the extreme use of technology. In our current medical culture, the old and the ill are put on what she terms the End-of-Life Conveyor belt. Extreme Measures charts Zitter’s journey from wanting to be one kind of hero to becoming another—a doctor who prioritizes the patient’s values and preferences in an environment where the default choice is the extreme use of technology. In our current medical culture, the old and the ill are put on what she terms the End-of-Life Conveyor belt. Jessica Zitter became a doctor because she wanted to be a hero. She elected to specialize in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, intent on rescuing patients from the brink of death. Extreme Measures charts her two-decade journey through intensive care units across the country. Over that time, Dr. Zitter was dismayed to see how the dying are treated in our current medical culture, where .
Extreme Measures, finding a better path to the end of life Published on Octo Jessica Nutik Zitter, MD, will be the keynote speaker at this year's Alive Symposium on Family, Health, and Spirituality. Get this from a library! Extreme measures: finding a better path to the end of life. [Jessica Nutik Zitter] -- An ICU and Palliative Care specialist featured in the Netflix documentary Extremis offers a framework for a better way to exit life that will change our medical culture at the deepest level. In. [PDF] DOWNLOAD Extreme MeasuresFinding a Better Path to the End of Life By - Jessica Nutik Zitter *Full Books* [PDF] DOWNLOAD Final Exam: A Surgeon s Reflections on Mortality By - Pauline W. Chen *Full Books*.
Preview — Extreme Measures by Jessica Nutik Zitter. Extreme Measures Quotes Showing of 6. “I heard a compelling lecture by an African American pastor from the north side of Chicago. He opened his talk with numbers, counting up all of the hours that a God-fearing person in his parish has spent in church over the course of her life. Extreme Measures charts Zitter’s journey from wanting to be one kind of hero to becoming another—a doctor who prioritizes the patient’s values and preferences in an environment where the default choice is the extreme use of technology. In our current medical culture, the old and the ill are put on what she terms the End-of-Life Conveyor belt. About Jessica Zitter Find A Better Path to the End of Life Invite Dr. Zitter to Speak Read Articles and Essays Watch the Oscar-Nominated Documentary.
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