The Clinician as the Choice Architect – Nudging an Informed Choice About CPR
May 23, 2013
by: Eric Widera (@ewidera) In the first two posts of “code discussion week” we talked about how preferences for cardiopulmonary…
Changing the Default Code Status to DNR for Seriously Ill Patients
May 21, 2013
by: Alex Smith @alexsmithMD What if the above form was the default for patients with serious illness? Most current advance directive…
It’s all in the Framing: How to Influence Surrogates’ Code Status Decisions
May 20, 2013
by: Eric Widera (@ewidera) We intuitively know that the words we choose when talking about whether or not to attempt…
Point/Counterpoint: Using Deception, Study Finds Clinics Violate Disabilities Act; Should Clinics Be Protected?
May 13, 2013
Point: Physicians do not deserve IRB protections like vulnerable patients by: Sei Lee The recent article by Lagu and colleagues…
When Staying Silent is No Longer Acceptable
May 9, 2013
A Guantanamo detainee’s feet are shackled to the floor, April 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Michelle Shephard, Pool) (Credit: Associated Press) Recent…
Using YouTube Movie Clips to Teach Breaking Bad News
May 7, 2013
Some of my favorite teaching incorporates video. Recently, I saw an End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) DVD with movie excerpts…
#AGS13: Views of Geriatrics and Palliative Care from Four Continents
April 30, 2013
This years’ American Geriatrics Society (AGS) meeting in Grapevine, Texas, is fast approaching. The schedule is jam packed with great…
Google and Why Modern Medicine is in a Rut
April 25, 2013
I’m at the annual SGIM meeting and the following topics came up in conversations w/various folks, so I thought I…
$10,000 Design Challenge to Improve the Communication of End-of-life Preferences
April 23, 2013
Do you have any good ideas on how to get more people to complete advance directives early, re-visit them periodically,…
5 Misconceptions About Palliative Care
April 22, 2013
Richard Besdine, MD medical officer for the American Federation for Aging Research, has a terrific piece in the Huffington Post about palliative care and…