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"Fighting On" Deciding how and when to continue care at the end of life New England Journal of Medicine
Fighting on gives a real-life account of the challenges that come with end of life care.  Should care be prolonged?...
# 016 Moderating an End-of-Life Family Conference, 2nd ed Medical College of Wisconsin (EPERC)
Background:   At some point during the course of a terminal illness, a meeting between health care professionals and...
# 029 Responding to Patient Emotion, 2nd ed Medical College of Wisconsin (EPERC)
Introduction:  Listening to, recognizing, and responding to patient emotions is an essential skill for physicians who...
# 232 Family Presence During Resuscitation Medical College of Wisconsin (EPERC)
Background:  Cardiopulmonary resuscitations are abrupt and traumatic clinical events that frequently result in a...
A communication approach for oncologists: understanding patient coping, communicating about bad news, palliative care and hospice Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN
This abstract from the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network talks about the importance of communication...
Family meetings in palliative care: Multidisciplinary clinical practice guidelines BMC Palliative Care
 Abstract:  Support for family carers is a core function of palliative care. Family meetings are commonly...
StoryCorps Audio Podcast: Dr. John Bancroft, a pediatrician, tells his daughter Carolyn about a memorable patient.
In this audio podcast from StoryCorps, a father recounts to his daughter one of his most memorable days as a Doctor when a...
Techniques for framing questions in conducting family meetings in palliative care. Palliative and Support Care
Abstract:  Family therapy has developed several approaches to framing questions within family meetings, but few of...
Video: Diane E. Meier, MD, FACP and Geoffery P. Dunn, MD, FACS "How to Have the Hard Conversation" Cunniff-Dixon Foundation 2009 Symposium
This video is a short segment taken from the Cunniff-Dixon Foundation 2009 Symposium on the 'Art of Medicine at the End of...