In this week’s episode, we delve into the powerful documentary The Chaplain and The Doctor with two extraordinary guests: Betty…
What is a “good death”? How should we define it, and who gets to decide? Is the concept of a…
Most health care providers understand the importance of goals-of-care conversations in aligning treatment plans with patients’ goals, especially for those…
What is death anxiety? We spend the first 15 minutes of the podcast addressing this question. And maybe this was…
Eric and Alex have featured discussions about complex bioethical concepts around caring for people at the end of life, including…
Denial. Substance use. Venting. Positive reframing. Humor. Acceptance. All of these are ways we cope with stressful situations. Some we…
When treating heart failure, how do we distinguish between the expanding list of medications recommended for “Guideline Directed Medical Therapy”…
Can death be portrayed as beautiful? In this episode, we share the joy of talking with Wendy MacNaughton (artist, author,…
Serious illness communication is hard. We must often deliver complex medical information that carries heavy emotional weight in pressured settings…
Please join Eric and Alex in person for the GeriPal pub crawl at the AAHPM/HPNA annual assembly in Phoenix, Thursday…