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Dying in 21st Century

Posted by Greg Schneider on March 25, 2012 at 9:30am
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Peter Saul is Senior Intensivist in the adult and paediatric ICU at John Hunter Hospital, and Director of Intensive Care at Newcastle Private Hospital in Australia. Having trained in Cambridge, London, Sydney and Harvard, he came to Newcastle to help start up the new ICU at John Hunter, and never left. He has been accused of being an "ethicist", which he tries to deny, but does admit to having been Head of Discipline for Medical Ethics at Newcastle University in the past, and now provides ethical advice to the State and Federal health departments. Having been deeply involved in the dying process of over 4000 patients in the past 35 years, Peter has taken an interest in how we die, and how this has changed beyond all recognition in a single generation.

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  • Greg Schneider March 25, 2012 at 9:35am

    Dr. Saul, Intensive Care Unit (ICU) physician, states that "Death in the 21st century is shaping up to be a train wreck...how we die is very important...dying in the ICU is not your top option, if you have a choice."

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