In the middle of last century, British psychiatrist John Hinton documented the medical deficiencies in end-of-life care: “We emerge deserving of little credit, we who are capable of ignoring the... Read More
Communication, an essential part of all clinical practice, involves particular challenges and rewards when patients are facing life-limiting illness. These interactions are not usually restricted to... Read More
Simulation-based training has been defined as the use of “a person, device, or set of conditions…to present evaluation problems authentically. The simulation participant is required to respond to the... Read More
Among the many surprises I faced was the degree of advocacy, the number of back-and-forth phone calls, and the amount of time and effort expended for patients to access the resources they needed... Read More
Health care providers are often immobilized when presented with patients who have both serious physical illnesses and mental disorders, and who deny that they are ill. In these cases health care... Read More