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Surrogate Decision Making: Bernie Lo and Laurie Dornbrand

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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. Alex: Bernie.

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RCT of Chaplaincy: Lexy Torke, Karen Steinhauser, LaVera Crawley

GeriPal

These hick pick codes are available to any chaplain in a healthcare system. Really important person, who later in his life got very interested in healthcare. And as you’ve written in your work, there is a justified mistrust of the healthcare system and an ethic of struggle that needs to be appreciated.

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Why is working with adolescents and young adults so hard? Abby Rosenberg, Nick Purol, Daniel Eison, & Andrea Thach

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They don’t want this, but their family’s pushing for this, but if you have to dive into it, they want to do it because of their family. The family dynamics are different though. Abby: Yeah. Andrea: I agree entirely, Eric. That came up as I was thinking about this too. Parents are involved.

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The Angry Patient: A podcast with Dani Chammas and Keri Brenner

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And when I’m one on one, I carry a portable chair with me just to sit with a non-intimidating presence, to be more fully present right with the family and with the patient. If a family dynamic is really dysregulated or a patient needs containment, you might need to show that you are more powerful and competent in your posturing.

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Advanced Pain Management in Cancer: Janet Abrahm

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I would say the drugs didn’t change as much as all the stuff about sexuality and about family dynamics and spirituality: all the things that I’m hoping people will get from this book. That’s the main thing. Alex: It’s a wonderful book. The word in the title is absolutely correct: comprehensive guide.