The Palliators

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We are board-certified, fellowship-trained Hospice and Palliative Medicine physicians who have background in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, and Pediatrics. This podcast is designed to help educate healthcare professionals about the particular needs o


    • Jan 30, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    Podcast #21 Everyone Has a Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2021 27:29


    The story of how hospice is an important program of care, consequences of not using the services, and how my original plans for finding cures got derailed into becoming something equally as important.

    Podcast #20 Age Is Not Just a Number

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2021 16:43


    Ageism is flourishing. We will discuss not only how ageism can adversely influence the way we manage care for our patients, but also how it impacts how the older age people see themselves. 

    Are We the Canaries in the Coal Mine?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2020 18:37


    Burnout. Learn how it affects us, our patients and the healthcare system - and how to help ourselves and work toward change change

    Podcast #18 Things That Bug Us!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2020 23:21


    A discussion of typical things that may annoy your average hospice and palliative care provider and how to deal with those thing in a positive way.

    Podcast #17 Don't Say That Again!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2020 8:44


    Learn more communication tidbits to improve communication and understanding in the discussions you have with patients and their loved ones

    Podcast #16 Malignant Bowel Obstruction

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2020 13:12


    Review of the treatment for malignant bowel obstruction with focus on medical management 

    Podcast # 15 Nausea and Vomiting. Please, No.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2020 13:03


    Podcast # 14 PEG Tubes in Advanced Dementia

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2020 13:19


    A discussion of feeding tubes and recommendations from The American Geriatric Society and The Alzheimer Association. We review articles and findings to help with decision making.

    Podcast #13 Don't Say That!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2020 17:57


    So much of what we do tell our patients can be confusing, misunderstood, or even insulting. Learn expressions, phrases, and words to enhance your rapport with your patients and ease their anxiety. How we present information is significant. Learn ways that are sensitive and understandable.

    Podcast #12 Quality of Life: An Important Concept in the Care of Our Patients

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2020 16:59


    Quality of Life has been key in the care of palliative care and hospice patients.  It should help to drive decision-making. Often the determination of quality is not decided by those who should.  This episode discusses QOL, refers to measuring instruments and articles. 

    Podcast # 11 Empathy, Don't Be an A**hole

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2019 13:56


    Empathy is an important aspect in caring for our patients. It helps our patients and helps us.  Learn more about its importance and learn about tools and skills to help with communicating empathy.

    Podcast # 10 Constipation: An Underrated Symptom and Often Undertreated

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2019 10:53


    Get the straight poop on constipation and effective therapies and a discussion about the use of docusate.  Drawing from articles in several journals, including JPSM, we discuss the importance of management, eliminating ineffective interventions and providing useful treatment.

    Podcast # 9 Grief (Part 2): Beyond the basics

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2019 20:52


    Shannon Dunavan, LCSW gives us tips on helping people through all stages of grief, but she focuses on what many think of as the more difficult stages of grief, anger and denial. She turns the tables and starts asking questions to give practical tools for providers caring for those who are processing their grief.

    Podcast #8 Grief (Part 1): Back to the basics

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2019 20:11


    This is an interview with Shannon Dunavan, LCSW and a review of the stages of grief as described by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, MD. Find tips for understanding and helping people who are grieving.

    Podcast #7 Futility - Origins, Concepts, Principles, Perspectives, and Policy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2019 14:59


    Episode #6 Both Sides of the Stethoscope (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2019 18:37


    The completion of an interview with a neuro ICU nurse - turned hospice nurse who faces terminal cancer at home with hospice services. She  courageously faces death with thoughtful intention as she focuses on living well.

    Episode #5 Both Sides of the Stethoscope Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2019 23:48


    An interview at the home of a neuro-ICU nurse turned hospice nurse who has terminal ovarian cancer and has chosen to spend the end of her life at home with help from hospice. She shares her experience.

    Podcast # 4 Discussion of JPSM article: Addressing a Patient's Hope for a Miracle

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2019 10:51


    This podcast discusses the JPSM article to help address patients' and families' hope for a miracle

    Podcast # 3 Hope

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2019 15:12


    Discussion of how to help patients face a serious situation without providing false hope.

    Podcast # 2 Delivering Important News

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2019 12:14


    Tips on using the SPIKES protocol for delivering serious or important news.

    Palliative Medicine and Hospice Review

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2019 16:10


    This podcast reviews concepts of palliative medicine and hospice for practicing physicians and physicians in training. It is a good introduction for medical students and other healthcare providers.The Hospitalist article: 10 Things Hospitalists Need to Know about Palliative Care and the Choosing Wisely initiative of the ABIM are discussed.

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