We keep telling families “it’s your choice,” then watch them drown in guilt, fear, and impossible decisions. That isn’t autonomy. It’s abandonment dressed up as respect.
#PalliativeCare #SeriousIllness #EOL #Ethics #HealthEquity #Palliative #Bioethics #MedEd #HAPC
New episode of Everyone Dies is 🔛!
Learn pancreatic cancer symptoms, progression and support.
🎧 Listen now every1dies.org/2026/s6e49-pancreatic-ca...
#PancreaticCancer #SeriousIllness #CaregiverSupport #EveryoneDiesPodcast
Supporting chronic illness means presence, listening, and honoring autonomy—even when uncertain. Love is walking beside someone. 🌿
🎧 Listen:
#ChronicIllness #Caregiving #SupportWithoutFixing #SeriousIllness
Mark your calendar for CAPC's upcoming virtual events ➡ https://ow.ly/Q0L250SNjxq
Access CAPC’s faculty of national experts through upcoming events.
#Palliative #hpm #hapc #PalliativeCare #Clinician #Medicine #Health #Healthcare #SeriousIllness #Events #Webinar #workshops
A patient safety initiative inspired by Jess's Rule is being rolled out in every GP surgery in England to make GPs think again about catching serious illnesses earlier.
healthcaretoday.com/article/jess...
#Healthcare #GP #SeriousIllness #PatientSafety #Government
Is the future of #PalliativeCare moving into the community? 🏡 We dive into #ValueBasedCare, the risks of "Palliative Lite," and how innovation is expanding access for patients with #SeriousIllness. 🩺 #medsky
👉 Post: bit.ly/GeriPalEp388
😀 Hosts: @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social l
Most of us want to die at home.
Christina planned for that when she designed her home. She set up her own home for one-floor living if needed, plus she created a beautiful space for her last days.
Watch 35 seconds to see what she did and why.
youtu.be/HQJH6yib02s?...
#SeriousIllness #E-O-L-plans
Join us on 11/6 for a hybrid public workshop exploring how value-based payment systems can support people w/ #SeriousIllness & reshape the U.S. #HealthCare system. Register: https://ow.ly/WVxN50X98qg #ValueBasedCare #HealthPolicy #CareCoordination #CareTeams
Join us on 11/6 for a hybrid public workshop exploring how value-based payment systems can support people w/ #SeriousIllness & reshape the U.S. #HealthCare system. Register: https://ow.ly/otwe50Xf4gJ #ValueBasedCare #HealthPolicy #CareCoordination #CareTeams
Join us on 11/6 for a hybrid public workshop exploring how value-based payment systems can support people w/ #SeriousIllness & reshape the U.S. #HealthCare system. Register: https://ow.ly/H7W350X98oB #ValueBasedCare #HealthPolicy #CareCoordination #CareTeams
Join us on 11/6 for a hybrid public workshop exploring how value-based payment systems can support people w/ #SeriousIllness & reshape the U.S. #HealthCare system. Register: https://ow.ly/SoBz50X98mO #ValueBasedCare #HealthPolicy #CareCoordination #CareTeams
Our June 2025 workshop explored strategies to support family members who provide complex, long-term #HomeHealth care to loved ones living w/ #SeriousIllness or #Disability. Check out discussions & more: ow.ly/Bajb50WOgZu #ElderCare #PediatricCare #PatientCare #Disability
You know how many homeless families became homeless? One medical emergency or hospitalization took everything from them.
How many of us who are not wealthy or can't get insurance or pay premiums will end up there? #Elderly #SeriousIllness #TraumaticAccident #HospitalDelivery #UniversalHealthcare.
The last #PittHSRseminar year has started! But there's still time to register to attend on Zoom to hear @cjhsaunders.bsky.social discuss applying patient-centered principles to outcome measurement in #SeriousIllness.
pitt.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
And yes, your choice may be to continue aggressive treatment. If you decide that’s right for you, I’m behind you 💯%!
#Aging
#SeriousIllness
#Decisions
We discuss 3 recent clinical trials involving #Psilocybin and patients with #SeriousIllness, what it helps treat, and approaches of microdosing and psilocybin-assisted therapy. Guests James Downar, Ali John Zarrabi and Margaret Ross.
bit.ly/GeriPalEp355 - hosted by Drs. Alex Smith and Eric Widera
Illness can drain your bank account. Here's a list of non-profit organizations that may be able to help you.
Brought to you by Center to Advance Palliative Care @getpalliative.bsky.social.
Reminder: Palliative care helps with medical, practical, emotional, and spiritual affects of #SeriousIllness.
In the fast-paced environment of the emergency department, effective communication can make all the difference. VitalTalk equips clinicians with the skills to navigate conversations with confidence and compassion. #VitalTalk #SeriousIllness #CommunicationMatters #EmergencyMedicine
Brain Tumor folks, this looks like it might be useful. Social media chats can be informative, supportive, and can help you connect with others living in similar circumstances.
#BrainTumor
#SeriousIllness
Via @btsmchat.bsky.social
bsky.app/profile/btsm...
If you or your parent were one of my clients and needed a nursing home, I’d recommend you/they choose one with a nurse on site every shift, 24/7.
What do you think? Should this be available for everyone? Or only for people with lots of extra money?
#SeriousIllness
#Aging
Step by step how to help! It's so important to be of service.
#lovedone #seriousillness #deathwalkerpaula ##howcanihelp #seriousdiagnosis
The collapse in vaccination rates driven by folk like #Wakefield & new #HHS #Secretary #RFK is a huge factor in #driving these #outbreaks
#SeriousIllness #Complications #Deafness & #Death
All because #Grifters gotta #grift
💬❤️ Our 2025 Death & Dying #Fellowship launched yesterday! Over the course of 9 impactful sessions, 19 students and young professionals will learn from experts in #seriousillness care and begin building the skills needed to have meaningful, compassionate conversations about the #endoflife.
Photo of a cozy fire in a metal fireplace in the corner of a tall, white room, with tall windows on either side looking out to tall trees. Foreground is sofa cushions, an ottoman, and a low coffee table. Photo by Clay Banks @claybanks on Unsplash.
Photo of a building engulfed in fire with a helmeted firefighter kneeling in front aiming a jet of water into the inferno. Photo by Natalia Marcelewicz @nataliila on Unsplash.
Shall we have a nice chat when you've first received a concerning diagnosis?
Or shall we wait until things get really bad?
(I'm exaggerating with that second photo, but even putting out spot fires can feel like a conflagration when you're in the middle of it!)
#SeriousIllness
New #HAPC article on my favorite topic: Live Discharge from
Hospice! Here, my colleagues and I outline the top 10 tips #Palliative clinicians should know to better support individuals with #seriousillness and their #caregivers at risk of a #livedischarge. www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
I love being part of this team! It's a real gift to work with a group of people committed to rigorous study of complex topics like #patientexperience. Also we have a LOT of fun together ❤️ #seriousillness
Join me Wednesday, 11/20 at 1 PM ET for a free webinar sponsored by #NTOCC. Advancing Case Management's Health Equity Pillars for Serious Illness (HEP-SI). Register today! www.ntocc.org/events #SeriousIllness #CaseManagement #IPE #HealthEquity
Who will care for you in your old age?
This article illustrates a kind of intentional community - a commitment made with others who may not be family.
#OldAge
#SeriousIllness
#Planning
#AdvanceCarePlanning
Bonus question: Who will care for the last one left?
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