In this podcast we hear from Professor Atul Gawande - a surgeon, writer, and public health researcher. Atul introduces us to Peg, his daughter's piano teacher, who is dying and faces choices around quality versus quantity of life. He describes how Peg and her husband Martin consider her preferences for care and the trade-offs that allow her to be at home and be in control of her symptoms. Atul describes what matters in the end, and how the priorities and preferences of the individual are key and that having conversations earlier makes a huge difference to patients, their families and caregivers. He describes the evidence base, the challenges, and also offers many practical approaches and tools that might just help you in your work. Original webinar and more information: http://j.mp/qi-atul --- The QI Connect Podcast presents audio highlights of webinars recorded by Healthcare Improvement Scotland – part of NHS Scotland. We regularly team up with thought leaders in the fields of innovation, improvement and integration to share new ideas and presentations. You can find the original QI Connect webinars and more on the Healthcare Improvement Scotland website: http://bit.ly/qi-connect You can also keep up-to-date by following us on Twitter @HISQIConnect - or by emailing [email protected] to be added to our mailing list. Visit Healthcare Improvement Scotland online at http://www.healthcareimprovementscotland.org/