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

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Dani and Kery present three steps for interacting with an angry patient: Look within: What is this anger bringing up in me? It’s just so interesting the myriad of ways that this can present in our behavior when we neglect to just look within. Dani: Yeah, so the way you presented was triggering to them. Keri: Yeah.

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Surrogate Decision Making: Bernie Lo and Laurie Dornbrand

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People would present with horrible opportunistic infections, not just pneumocystis pneumonia, but CNS infections with toxoplasmosis and wasting syndrome, of course. The post Surrogate Decision Making: Bernie Lo and Laurie Dornbrand appeared first on A Geriatrics and Palliative Care Podcast for Every Healthcare Professional.

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

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Today we have a star-studded lineup, including Lexy Torke of Indiana University, who discusses her RCT of a chaplaincy intervention for surrogates of patients in the ICU , published in JPSM and plenary presentation at AAHPM/HPNA. But all of us need to be able to listen deeply. Good night, everybody.

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