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ConversationsWhy Dr Ranjana Srivastava tells the whole truth about cancerDoctors often use euphemisms to dance around the 'C' word. But for oncologist Dr Ranjana Srivastava, how you talk to someone with cancer goes beyond "shadows, lumps and lesions". It's all about compassion and clarity, even when honesty is difficult.Ranjana Srivastava was a young doctor in regional Australia, accompanying her consultant on his late night rounds when she heard a patient say something that stopped Ranjana in her tracks.It was in that moment that she finally knew what her speciality was going to be: oncology. Ranjana now works in Melbourne as a...
2025-09-0951 min
Spot DiagnosisS7 E4 Communication and Art of MedicineEvery interaction we make as doctors depends on communication - yet we rarely pause to reflect on how we’re actually doing it. How can we improve our everyday conversations with patients? How can we break bad news with compassion? And how should we respond to alternative health beliefs that challenge evidence-based medicine? In this episode, we explore these questions with oncologist and author Dr Ranjana Srivastava OAM.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2025-06-171h 04
TopMedTalkCompassion, Empathy and Kindness | #PeriSIG24Recorded live from the 13th Australasian Symposium of the Perioperative Medicine Special Interest Group, in collaboration with Summit III and the PeriOperative Quality Initiative (POQI). The theme of the meeting is ‘Improve the quality, enhance the value, protect the future’. This piece provides insights into our guest’s career, the intersection of medicine and writing and the importance of compassion in healthcare. She discusses her background, including her education, her writing for The Guardian, and the content of her recent plenary session about shared decision-making and medical paternalism. We end with some focus on empathy and kindness in pat...
2025-01-2721 min
Junior Doctor's Corner#48 Palliative Care Guide for Junior Doctors Nothing is certain in life except for death and taxes. Yet at medical school we rarely spend enough time learning about death and the dying to confidently deal with it as junior doctors. In this episode, Helen interviews Dr Dipti Mittal, a palliative care consultant in Sydney on the important aspects of palliative care to know at a junior doctor level, including how to refer for pall consults and avoid "medicalising" the dying process. Other useful resources around palliative care and communication skills: https://onthewards.org/palliative-care-consult-guide/Dying for a chat by Dr...
2021-04-1447 min
the limbicDr Ranjana Srivastava on dying well and empathy in medicineOncologist, acclaimed author and journalist Dr Ranjana Srivastava talks to the limbic about the responsibility of practicing the art of empathy in medicine, negotiating difficult conversations and what she's learned from her patients over two decades about dying well.
Ranjana Srivastava is an oncologist, award-winning author and columnist for The Guardian. She was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for her work on doctor-patient communication.
Her book, Dying for a Chat: the communication breakdown between doctors and patients, won the 2013 human rights literature award.
2021-02-1133 min
The Kathak Podcast : Kathak Ka ChakkarTKP 008: Payel DasLinks to Social media:
Insta : payel_kathak.36
Fb page : @payel.kathak639
Payel Das is the lead faculty member at Gurukul Dubai, an organization
led by Guru Pali Chandra, who is the artistic director, and it's based in
Dubai. Over there she trains and harnesses the skills of hundreds of
students and aligns them to the art form with great dedication.
Besides learning in Kolkata and Lucknow from
prestigious institutes, she has a master's degree holder in Kathak.
from Banaras Hindu University and a well-established recognized
performer. She has earned the blessings ,love and...
2020-12-0600 min
Anonymous Was A Woman PodcastFortitudeJamila Rizvi and Astrid Edwards explore the concept of fortitude in both life and literature. Chapter 1: Jamila and Astrid consider what fortitude means to them. Chapter 2: Jamila brings back The White Girl, the award-winning 2019 novel by Tony Birch. Chapter 3: Astrid ponders A Better Death: Conversations about the Art of Living and Dying Well by Dr Ranjana Srivastava. Recommendations: Astrid recommends Show Me Where It Hurts: Living with invisible illness by Kylie Maslen. Jamila introduces Untold Resilience: Stories of courage, survival and love from women who have gone before. Join us on...
2020-09-2729 min
Life & FaithA “GOOD” DEATHOncologist and writer Ranjana Srivastava believes there is such a thing.
“Having watched countless people die, I do think that there are ways that you can make the end more peaceful for yourself and for those you love. I do think that there are better ways of dying.”
How often do you think about your own death?
Ranjana Srivastava is a cancer specialist and the author, most recently, of A Better Death: Conversations about the art of living and dying well. She sees a lot of death - and the ways that o...
2020-07-2233 min
In Bad TasteThe Gerson Miracle 05 BONUS: Your Cancer Stories and Interview with Dr Ranjana SrivastavaFor a bonus episode this month, we’re joined by a very special guest. Dr Ranjana Srivastava (@docranjana) is an oncologist, award-winning author and Fullbright Scholar who is going to give us the truth around complimentary therapies and cancer. We’re also going to discuss some of your stories you’ve sent us about Gerson Therapy. Follow Pixie Turner @pixienutrition on Instagram | Twitter | FacebookFollow Dr Nikki Stamp @drnikkistamp on Instagram | Twitter | FacebookEmail us with your questions inbadtastepodcast@gmail.com ...
2020-06-3000 min
The Bucket PodcastDr. Ranjana Srivastava: Live DeliberatelyAs an oncologist, Dr. Ranjana Srivastava is no stranger to death and dying. But in this podcast, the author of the new book, “A Better Death: Conversations about the art of living and dying well” talks about how her experiences have helped shape her perspective on a very Buckety theme — how acknowledging your mortality can help you live a more fulfilling life. Says Srivastava, “We often go through our lives without contemplating that we are mortal.” Instead, she explains, we need to get our priorities straight and “live deliberately”, without waiting for a terminal diagnosis to force us into it. Ame
2020-02-2734 min
The Fifth EstateMedicine and Healthcare in Australia Sally Warhaft, Ranjana Srivastava and Gustav Nossal There's much to celebrate in the history of Australian medicine and medical care – from the famous breakthrough in penicillin to the development of the Gardasil vaccine. Our Medicare model is the envy of many countries. But have we become complacent? What are the pre-existing and emerging gaps in our system? And how might we adapt our healthcare and research models in line with changes in demography and technology? In this Fifth Estate discussion, Gustav Nossal and Ranjana Srivastava join Sally Warhaft for a long, hard look at...
2019-07-0859 min
Unlock: This Powerful Full Audiobook For Story Seekers.A Better Death: Conversations about the art of living and dying well by Ranjana SrivastavaPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374865to listen full audiobooks.
Title: A Better Death: Conversations about the art of living and dying well
Author: Ranjana Srivastava
Narrator: Felicity Jurd, Ranjana Srivastava
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 8 minutes
Release date: May 20, 2019
Genres: Disorders & Diseases
Publisher's Summary:
'Illuminating, inspiring and intensely practical' HUGH MACKAY, author of The Good Life 'Brimming with pathos and profound insights' KON KARAPANAGIOTIDIS, author of The Power of Hope Of all the experiences we share, two universal events bookend our lives: we are all born and we will all die. We don't have a choice in how we...
2019-05-206h 08Grab the Top Full Audiobooks in Health & Wellness, Disorders & DiseasesA Better Death: Conversations about the art of living and dying well by Ranjana SrivastavaPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374865to listen full audiobooks.
Title: A Better Death: Conversations about the art of living and dying well
Author: Ranjana Srivastava
Narrator: Felicity Jurd, Ranjana Srivastava
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 8 minutes
Release date: May 20, 2019
Genres: Disorders & Diseases
Publisher's Summary:
'Illuminating, inspiring and intensely practical' HUGH MACKAY, author of The Good Life 'Brimming with pathos and profound insights' KON KARAPANAGIOTIDIS, author of The Power of Hope Of all the experiences we share, two universal events bookend our lives: we are all born and we will all die. We don't have a choice in how we...
2019-05-206h 08
TMC Podcast: Interviews with Medical SpecialistsTMC035: Oncology with Dr Ranjana SrivastavaDr Ranjana Srivastava is a well-decorated oncologist that also holds numerous accolades, including the Westpac Women of Influence Award, recipient of the Medal of the Order of Australia for her service to medicine in the field of doctor-patient communication, and award-winning author for The Guardian. As a medical student, she enjoyed most fields, but ruled out obstetrics when she "almost dropped a baby", and surgery when she fainted in theatre! It was a rural rotation in oncology where she saw the calming influence her consultants had on patients that she decided to pursue this field.
She has also kept up h...
2017-10-0143 min
Conversations: Archive: 2015-2017Oncologist Ranjana Srivastava: telling the truth about life and deathRanjana grew up in university towns around the world.
2015-08-1351 min
Pomegranate HealthEp1: Recognising DeathFor our first show we're starting at the end: end-of-life care and decision-making. It's a hard topic to discuss with patients, but it might be the most important conversation we're not having.This episode features interviews with Dr Amanda Walker FRACP, Dr Charlie Corke FCICM, and Dr Peter Saul FCICM. Production This episode was produced by Anne Fredrickson, with music from Podington Bear ('Into the Unknown,' 'Infant') and Rebecca Foon ('Hearts Mend'); photo by Amrita B (via Flickr). Editorial feedback was provided by RACP Fellows Dr Sarah Dalton, Dr Bruce F...
2015-06-2916 min