Advance care planning tool PREPARE, now in Spanish!
November 2, 2014
by: Alex Smith @AlexSmithMD and Rebecca Sudore @PrepareForCare Do you have Spanish-speaking patients? If you do, then point them toward…
The Official Launch of PREPARE: an Easy-to-Use, Online Advance Care Planning Tool
January 4, 2013
HOW can people prepare to have the conversation about what matters most in life and HOW can they prepare for…
The Disconnect Between the Advance Care Planning Needs of the Healthcare System and the Needs of Patients
December 11, 2012
I recently attended the California Coalition for Compassionate Care’s (CCCC), Physicians’ Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) meeting last week…
When Religious Beliefs are at Odds with a Natural Death
August 8, 2012
Note: The details of the story have been changed to protect patient anonymity. We recently cared for a patient with…
Phoenix Rising: Geriatrics & Palliative Care Sessions at SGIM
April 5, 2011
For those on the fence about whether to attend the 2011 Society for Internal Medicine Meeting in Phoenix, or for…