In this episode of The Indian Caregiver, Usha chats with Dr. Ashwini Bapat. They met via Instagram and the common thread they have in common is their South Asian heritage. They were able to relate to the caregiving challenges as it relates to the South Asian culture. As Co-Founder, CEO & Coach, Dr. Bapat talks about the importance of talking to your parents about their health, and when an aging and illness coach can be beneficial during the process.

#SouthAsianSpeak #IndianCaregiver #Dementia #Aging #AgingCoach #IllnessCoach #Parents #selfcare #health #wellbeing #Instagram #Caregiver #CaregiverResources #palliativecare #epionemd

Bio: Ashwini BapatMD, CO-FOUNDER, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER,COACH

Ashwini Bapat is a Palliative Care physician and writer. She received her medical degree at Tufts University and completed her internal medicine residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital. She found her calling in palliative care and completed her fellowship in Hospice & Palliative Medicine at Yale-New Haven Hospital.

As a writer, she is inspired and awed by human resilience and the mysteries intrinsic to life and death. Her narratives have been featured in WBUR, Harvard Health Blog, KevinMD, Doximity, Journal of Palliative Medicine, Academic Medicine, and the Society of General Internal Medicine. She serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Palliative Medicine.

EpiOneMD

Instagram

Twitter

FaceBook

** Stay tuned for the second part of this series where we discuss Palliative Care- What is it? Who is eligible? Challenges? Difference between Palliative and Hospice care?**