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Surrogate Decision Making: Bernie Lo and Laurie Dornbrand

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Even if you haven’t completed a healthcare proxy, durable training for healthcare, most states say here’s a list of people who can make that decision in order. And the problem, it goes down in many states to close family members, any friend who knows the patient. What words to use? Is the POLST useful?

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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. Summary Transcript Summary Think about the last time a patient yelled at you in anger.

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