Does “compassionate deception” have a place in palliative care?
by: Olivia Gamboa (@Liv_g_g) There is broad consensus in the medical community that lying to patients is unethical. However, in…
by: Olivia Gamboa (@Liv_g_g) There is broad consensus in the medical community that lying to patients is unethical. However, in…
In this week’s GeriPal podcast we talk with Guy Micco, MD, a longtime bioethicists, internist, hospice physician, teacher in the…
On today’s podcast we go deep into the mind of one of the most brilliant and respected palliative care pharmacists,…
How do you teach communication in serious illness? Can you? Do you teach it the same way to doctors and…
On this weeks podcast, we interview Dr. Joan Teno about her recently published study in JAMA titled “Site of Death,…
The following story is by Jennifer Heidmann, MD, FACP. She is the Medical Director of Redwood Coast PACE in Eureka,…
In this week’s GeriPal podcast we talked with Dr. John Nelson, who has been Medical Director of Hospice of Humboldt…
by: Alex Smith, @AlexSmithMD Each July we post something about an introductory topic for the new fellows. See our prior…
In this week’s podcast we talked with Dr. Bernard Lo (Bernie as he is known). Dr. Lo is President of…
Tramadol. Is it just a misunderstood opioid that is finally seeing its well deserved day in the sun, or is…