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Avoiding the Uncanny Valley in Serious Illness Communication: Josh Briscoe

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So one end of the spectrum is somebody who’s just a total novice, and it’s clearly very awkward and they’re not used to talking to people in a clinical encounter, like a medical student or something like that. Versus, Patrice Lars, one of our nurse practitioners, she would use touch all the time, and that’s her.

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Storycatching: Podcast with Heather Coats and Thor Ringler

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Eric’s blog post on Dignity Therapy from 2011. Alex: Today we are delighted to welcome Heather Coats, who’s a palliative care nurse practitioner and scientist and Director of Research at the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association, or HPNA, an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado and Schutz College of Nursing.

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Is it time for geriatricians to get on board with lecanemab? Jason Karlawish and Ken Covinsky

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Alex: Today we are delighted to welcome Heather Coats, who’s a palliative care nurse practitioner and scientist and Director of Research at the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association, or HPNA, an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado and Schutz College of Nursing. This is Eric Widera.

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