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Category: patients

Hope As A Plan of Care

In my previous blog, Dosing Hope and Reality, I responded to Dr. Gawande’s quest to help patients

March 6, 2015 by celia . Posted in " family & friends, healthcare professionals, patients " . 3 Comments .
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DOSING HOPE AND REALITY

Two years ago, I posted a blog, Inviting Doctors to Tell Difficult Truths about this very subject

February 16, 2015 by celia . Posted in " communication, family & friends, healthcare professionals, patient advocacy, patients " . 10 Comments .
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Why Every Patient Should Be Recording Appointments

Like many proactive patients, you might already bring pen and paper to your doctors’ appointments so you can take notes.

July 9, 2013 by celia . Posted in " patient advocacy, patients " . Tags " medical humanism, medical language, recording appointments, talking to doctors, tips " . 10 Comments .
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Join Us for A Workshop in Woodstock, Vermont!

“Doctors have a hard job. Not everybody wants to have these conversations.” This insight comes from

April 17, 2013 by celia . Posted in " healthcare professionals, patients " .
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Empathy Unplugged

Empathy.  It’s something all of us would agree is a valuable—and often missing—component of care.  So when

April 4, 2013 by celia . Posted in " healthcare professionals, patients " . Tags " communication, empathy, healthcare institutions, hospitals, patient-centered care " . 3 Comments .
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Hope As A Vital Sign

Doctors caring for patients facing incurable illness often feel pressure to come up with a “miracle” treatment. But what if

March 11, 2013 by celia . Posted in " healthcare professionals, patients " . Tags " cancer, communication, hope, miracle cure, prognosis, terminal illness " .
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Teaching What Is Un-Teachable

Poet Emily Dickinson called death “the only One You cannot find out all about.” While modern medical education

February 27, 2013 by celia . Posted in " healthcare professionals, patients " . Tags " end of life care, hospice, medical education, nursing, palliative care, terminal illness " .
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Inviting Doctors to Tell Difficult Truths

“There’s almost always, in every medical circumstance, one more thing we can try,” says Dr. Julie Bynum. But 

February 21, 2013 by celia . Posted in " healthcare professionals, patients " . Tags " communication, end of life care, hospice, palliative care, quality of life, unnecessary treatment " . 7 Comments .
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A New Goal: To Thrive

In my last post, I asked whether a message of constant “positivity” might be silencing for patients who might need

February 13, 2013 by celia . Posted in " family & friends, patients " . Tags " alternative medicine, cancer, coping with illness, grieving, patients, positive thinking, terminal illness " . 1 Comment .
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Can “Positivity” Be Silencing?

Nicole Haran’s “Do Great” video features cancer survivors declaring their desire to hear “you will do great.” 

February 8, 2013 by celia . Posted in " family & friends, patients " . Tags " coping with illness, emotional support, positivity " .
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