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Palliative Care in Liver Disease: A Podcast with Kirsten Engel, Sarah Gillespie-Heyman, Brittany Waterman, & Amy Johnson

GeriPal

Eric 07:08 Which of the patients that you think you’re helpful for, you want referrals? I’ve seen patients post transplant when they start having complications. Eric 11:05 So is there a trigger or what’s your referral criteria for the outpatient clinic? They are complicated. Amy 12:23 I find this one.

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Should We Shift from Advance Care Planning to Serious Illness Communication?

GeriPal

We see our patients and our families throughout the illness trajectory into the hospital. And I think the advanced planning debate is really a question of, how do we help this very complicated situation? It’s hard for your family to know. It’s part of our family mythology. We see them struggle, right?

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Readers Endorse Doctor Migration and Shun ‘Elderspeak’

Physician's Weekly

In our city of Victoria, for instance, many people do not have a family doctor because so many doctors have retired; those who are left are unable to take new patients because their lists are full. This would present a valuable opportunity for doctors and their families to learn French. Canada fits Americans comfortably.