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Journal of Palliative Care & Medicine | ISSN: 2165-7386 | Volume 8
August 27-28, 2018 | Boston, USA
4
th
International Conference on
Palliative Care, Medicine and Hospice Nursing
Communities learning from communities: Lessons from Tanzania
Timothy G Ihrig
Ihrig MD & Associates, USA
T
imothy G Ihrig examines the influence of trans-cultural experiences on the practice and definition of what palliative care can
and should be in the contemporary United States health care system. He explores the transformational process of engaging
internationally as a physician in some of the poorest and most rural areas of Africa, on his practice of palliative and hospice care in the
United States and how lessons from these outside communities can empower providers to understand human connectivity beyond
medical education opportunities in the US.
tim@ihrigmd.comJ Palliat Care Med 2018, Volume 8
DOI: 10.4172/2165-7386-C3-021