It’s been a great start for my new speakers bureau, Physician Speaking by KevinMD. We are a group of practicing physicians who…
palliative care
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“You need to get here now!” The nurse whispers anxiously. It’s after midnight. One of our hospice patients has just died at…
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A “stat” palliative care consult: cognitive dissonance meets cognitive ignorance
by Michael A. Salvatore MD February 28, 2018It was a perfectly comfortable morning when suddenly it was discomforted by a request for a stat palliative care consult. A stat…
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Besides the usual suspects of money, religion, and politics, there is nothing more uncomfortable to discuss than the biggest reality of all:…
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Apparently, I wanted to become a doctor since I was four. My mother tells the story of me getting ready for bed…
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A physician sees end-of-life care through a religious lens
by Chiduzie Madubata MD February 22, 2018In my second year of residency, I was on the hematology/oncology service where we were taking care of a pleasant lady in…
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Camille’s dark glasses disguised a black eye she suffered falling from bed, cowering to take cover. Someone fired shots near her bungalow’s…
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You don’t know what your patient’s end-of-life wishes are
by Lauge Sokol-Hessner MD February 16, 2018As I walked in the room, I noticed it immediately: Norman was worse. The recurrent invasive cancer in his neck was impairing…