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Family dynamics and doctors' emotions drive useless end-of-life care, says study

Medical Xpress

Researchers from Rutgers and other universities have developed a behavioral model that explains a long-standing health care mystery: Why do so many terminally ill patients undergo intense last-ditch treatments with little chance of meaningful life extension?

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Surrogate Decision Making: Bernie Lo and Laurie Dornbrand

GeriPal

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.

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

GeriPal

We remember bucking the rules, figuring out who you are, hair on fire, feeling invulnerable, trying to figure out who you are – and now those adolescents are stuck in the hospital, with doctors and parents telling them what to do, having their autonomy crushed by the medical institution, realizing they’re not invulnerable.

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

GeriPal

The last time this happened to me I immediately went on the defensive despite years of training in serious illness communication skills. What feelings do we have toward the patient and toward their families? Summary Transcript Summary Think about the last time a patient yelled at you in anger. How did you react? This is Eric Widera.

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

GeriPal

A friend of GeriPal, and prior guest, Guy Micco commented today that we need an RCT for chaplaincy is like the idea that the humanities need to justify their value in medical training: “It’s like being told to measure the taste of orange juice with a ruler.” LaVera: I trained at UCSF in family medicine. Absolutely loved it.

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