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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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There’s all this stuff that we’re supposed to be doing at that stage of life and then you add the complexity of the serious illness. It is really difficult for the patients and the families. Abby: I think Andrea, you’re hitting on adolescence is super hard. Young adulthood is super hard. Thoughts on that?

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

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The last time this happened to me I immediately went on the defensive despite years of training in serious illness communication skills. Managing anger is hard, it’s really hard. And yet we don’t ever talk about how to manage it. Summary Transcript Summary Think about the last time a patient yelled at you in anger.

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

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We welcome all professions, including but not limited to physicians, chaplains, social workers, nurses, nurse practitioners, case managers, administrators, and pharmacists. Some more assessment also potentially some interventional around total pain, including spiritual suffering that actually may worsen physical pain.

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