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Surrogate Decision Making: Bernie Lo and Laurie Dornbrand

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Bernie Lo discloses being an Honorarium Recipient and consultant for Takeda starting on 01/23/2024. And the problem, it goes down in many states to close family members, any friend who knows the patient. Many states have gone on to say you can appoint a proxy in an oral discussion with your physician. What words to use?

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The Angry Patient: A podcast with Dani Chammas and Keri Brenner

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The last time this happened to me I immediately went on the defensive despite years of training in serious illness communication skills. And she couldn’t control her husband’s illness the way it was heading towards his death. And we received this consult to assist with goals of care. How did you react? Dani: Totally.

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