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Advance Care Planning Discussion: Susan Hickman, Sean Morrison, Rebecca Sudore, and Bob Arnold

GeriPal

Alex: Also returning Rebecca Sudore, who is professor of medicine at the UCSF in the division of geriatrics, and is a geriatric and palliative care doctor. I think I’m heartened by the fact that over the last decade or so, the definition of advance care planning has evolved. Welcome back, Rebecca.

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Should We Shift from Advance Care Planning to Serious Illness Communication?

GeriPal

Most of the debate seems rather wonky, as honestly it feels like we are getting stuck in the weeds of semantics and definitions, like what counts as ACP versus in the moment decisions. How do we include the people that you care about in these conversations? Rachelle: One of the things, they are definitely ordered steps, right?

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Books on Becoming A Better Mentor (and Better Person): Bob Arnold

GeriPal

It helped me to understand and justify my interest in (this won’t surprise you) EVERYTHING related to geriatrics or palliative care. Bob: It’s a little bit like patient care, right? That happened to me when reading “Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World.” It’s more of a conversation.

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