Normalcy, Introspection, & the Experience of Serious Illness: Bill Gardner, Juliet Jacobsen, and Brad Stuart
How do people react when they hear they have a serious illness? Shock, “like a car is rushing straight at…
How do people react when they hear they have a serious illness? Shock, “like a car is rushing straight at…
I hear the word dignity used a lot in the medical setting, but I’m never sure what people mean when…
Today’s podcast may be a stretch for our listeners. Please stick with us. No matter what your position on medical…
Patients with end stage liver disease and decompensated cirrhosis have an average life expectancy of 2 years without transplant. Outcomes…
During the winter peak in coronavirus cases, things got busy in my hospital, but nothing close to what happened in…
Surrogate decision‐making around life-sustaining treatments in the hospital even in the best of circumstances is hard. It’s maybe even harder…
What does it mean to create a cultural shift to the end of life experience? Is it even possible? How…
In this week’s podcast we talk with Lew Cohen, MD, about his new book “A Dignified Ending: Taking Control Over…
Do We Ask for Permission to Treat First? Or Treat first & Ask Questions Later? As we are educated on…
I met him once. He was referred to me for pain management and depression. In our visit, he described a…