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"We feel alone and not listened to": Somali, Hmong and Latin American Parents Perspectives on Pediatric Serious Illness [Child and adolescent health]

Annals of Family Medicine

Results: Parents desired two-way trusting and respectful relationships with medical staff. Effective communication is one key to improving understanding, expressing compassion, and partnering with parents, including quality medical interpretation for low-English proficient parents.

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Hospice in Prison Part 2: An interview with the Pastoral Care Workers

GeriPal

On last week’s podcast we interviewed the medical director and the chaplain of the prison’s hospice unit (Hospice in Prison Part 1 ). Alex: Coming up we talk with three pastoral care workers who are inmates who have been volunteering in the hospice at the California Medical Facility prison for some time. I see it over and over.

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