StorytellERdoc

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Ideas and stories are gaining clarity in their stew pot, gently being brewed and tenderly stirred by my gaining energy and renewed attention to the complex range of fragile emotions and simple beauties that envelope a typical work day in a busy trauma center. He was a few years shy of middle-age and appeared to be in good physical shape.

Physicals 100

Physicals ER IT Patient-Centered 100

GeriPal

MAY 22, 2025

Jenny Chen is a palliative care fellow at Yale who regularly sings for her seriously ill patients. Jenny reached out to us because she plays music regularly for her patients, and she said, you should do a podcast about music. And I performed for many palliative patients, and that’s when I started to understand.

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IT Patient-Centered Patients Board-Certified 97

GeriPal

OCTOBER 5, 2023

I love this article as it specifically discusses what’s wrong with “ need ” statements and how we can shift our communication and thinking to create space for deliberation about patients’ priorities and the best course of action. And it’s always centered on a need for a particular life-sustaining treatment. This is Eric Widera.

Illness 136

Illness IT Patient-Centered Family 136

GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

And Bill Andereck is still haunted by the decision he made to have the police break down the door to rescue his patient who attempted suicide in the 1980s, as detailed in this essay in the Cambridge Quarterly of HealthCare Ethics. And he’s also chaired the California Pacific Medical Center’s ethics committee since 1985.

Patients 98

Patients IT Patient-Centered Hospital 98

GeriPal

MARCH 6, 2025

And this is really traumatic event for his street family and the street community that he knew. You know, we found that 64% of the people we cared for never went to the hospital or ER. They’re more, more interested in relationship centered care than the fancy medicines that you’re. Naheed 21:58 Absolutely.

Healthcare 100

Healthcare IT Community Illness 100