Timothy G. Ihrig
Ihrig MD & Associates, USA
Title: Communities Learning from Communities: Lessons from Tanzania
Biography
Biography: Timothy G. Ihrig
Abstract
Dr. Timothy G. Ihrig, MD, examines the influence of trans-cultural experiences on the practice and definition of what palliative care can and should be in 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 educational opportunities in the US.