StorytellERdoc

JULY 2, 2014

I had signed onto his chart hoping he would be a quick in-and-out patient among the endless sea of critically-ill patients that arrived at our doors that evening. Over my numerous years as an ER doctor, I have met people that I never would have had the fortune, or misfortune (as some would say), to otherwise meet. Are you homeless?" "Yes,"

Specialization 100

Specialization ER Families Family 100

GeriPal

JUNE 27, 2024

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Illness 129

Illness IT Diagnosis Patient-Centered 129

GeriPal

MARCH 24, 2023

For others, this piece, while painful to read, gave voice to what they have been feeling over the last decade – hospice has in some ways lost its way in a quest of promoting profit over care. If you are interested in signing the position statement “Core Roles and Responsibilities of Physicians in Hospice Care”, click here. Is it you, Ira?

IT 113

IT Provider Patients Families 113

GeriPal

MAY 22, 2025

Jenny Chen is a palliative care fellow at Yale who regularly sings for her seriously ill patients. Well, todays guests love music at least as much if not more than me, and they each make a strong case for music as medicine. Look for Jenny to potentially appear on the show Americas Got Talent (no lie). Tyler 01:12 AHPM. We were in Denver.

IT 96

IT Patient-Centered Patients Board-Certified 96

GeriPal

APRIL 28, 2022

He uses comics and other artwork to share his experiences in palliative care and educate others about topics like empathy and communication skills. Eric: I’m looking forward to talking about art and humor in palliative care and we’re caring for seriously ill patients. Graphic Novels. Graphic Medicine. Transcript.

IT 145

IT Hospital Patients Illness 145

GeriPal

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

We also briefly mention Susan Wong’s terrific studies that found a disconnect between older adults with renal failure’s expressed values, focused on comfort, and their advance care planning and end-of-life care received, which focused on life extension; and another study that found quality of life was sustained until late in the illness course.

Management 116

Management Patient-Centered Patients IT 116

GeriPal

APRIL 10, 2025

I asked emergency medicine clinicians what they thought when a patient who is seriously ill and DNR comes to the ED, and some responded, (paraphrasing), what are they doing here? Most emergency providers wanted to do the right thing for seriously ill patients, but they didnt have the knowledge, skills, or experience to do it.

Patient-Centered 77

Patient-Centered IT Hospital Patients 77