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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.

Illness 101
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Storycatching: Podcast with Heather Coats and Thor Ringler

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Tell me how your illness has impacted your relationships with others, your healthcare team, your family, friends, your beliefs, your values, your preferences. So those questions we ask when we’re doing a palliative care consult. This is Eric Widera. Alex: This is Alex Smith. Eric: And Alex, who do we have with us today?

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

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Tell me how your illness has impacted your relationships with others, your healthcare team, your family, friends, your beliefs, your values, your preferences. So those questions we ask when we’re doing a palliative care consult. This is Eric Widera. Alex: This is Alex Smith. Eric: And Alex, who do we have with us today?

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