Death & Empathy (ft. Silvia Perez-Protto)

In this episode, Ed interviews Medical Director in the End of Life Center at Cleveland Clinic, Silvia Perez-Protto. They discuss the way doctors are taught to emotionally disassociate themselves from their patients, but Silvia challenges that ideology. Together, Ed and Silvia have transformed the way the medical industry respects their patients who have passed by implementing 'The Pause' and Death over Dinner.