For those with #seriousillness, sleep problems and #insomnia are all too common. Instead of jumping to melatonin or ambien, we talk with two sleep experts, Cathy Alessi and @SleepinBeautyMD, about a better approach. Episode https://t.co/Zebm1LKtXH - hosts @AlexSmithMD | @EWidera

Oh you’re going to a teaching hospital in July? Well get ready… for the most compassionate care from extremely empathetic interns along with their vigilant supervising attendings. Hope you like open ended questions and doctors listening to you bc you’re gonna drown in it.

Our calendar for the first half of 2023! #HartfordTalks is a series focused on geriatric oncology & patient-centered care. We start with @guptaarjun90 on the 1/17 to discuss time toxicity in cancer, @yzafar in March and @MelissaLoh21 in May. Register: https://t.co/DsDciTz5P8

Thought provoking article by @IraByock about the commercialization of hospice in US. 👏🏻 Change means bravely facing reality and truth. Response to the ProPublica piece. Hospice care needs saving https://t.co/52yMV8E6gN via @statnews

Amen! The palliative care community has been so amazing on here and I’ll miss that for sure if this place vanishes! That, and the intermittent heckling to and from my brother… @kevalbert

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🚨 Publication alert 🚨 "Palliative Care Fellowship Training: Are We Training Fellows for Where the Field Is Going?" in @PalliativeMed_j 🏒Are we skating to the puck? 🏒 https://t.co/SxWl0tNVT1 #Hapc #PalliativeCare #MedEd #TheGreatOne

Reboot the way you and your organization talk to the public about care for serious illness. Based on a decade of research into what the public really thinks. Hint: Advance care planning ≠ Palliative care ≠ Hospice Register here:

Evidence-Based Messaging for Serious Illness Care: A Podcast with Tony B... https://t.co/hz0UFeNQQJ via @YouTube

I followed @DocSirop footsteps and finally got a Fast Facts published (and first publication)! I'm very grateful to @CAbousaab, Dr. Sean Marks, and the embedded @UTSWENT & @UTSWPalliative clinic that made this happen! #MedTwitter #hapc #PalliativeCare https://t.co/pxtlzxSLAZ

Steal These Messages | Serious Illness Messaging Toolkit thanks Tony Back and Marian Grant #hapc messaging

updated evidence-based medicine pyramid:

.@senmurphyoffice please cosponsor #S4260! By advancing education, awareness & research, #PCHETA will improve quality of care & quality of life for patients & families facing #seriousillness. This bill has bipartisan support & is endorsed by 50+ orgs. #hpm #hapc

This is beautiful work, thank you to @anandiyermd and all the folks who worked hard on this. Let's make it happen! #palliativecare #HaPC

medical mythology is fascinating, so it's worth taking a minute to talk about the myth of massive fluid resuscitation in pancreatitis. how did this myth arise? how long will it take to truly dissuade people from believing it? a short 🧵...

Filling out a POLST without discussing goals first be like (h/t @SDietzMD for Part A):

SO HE SAID THEY WANT TO GO PALLIATIVE AND I SAID THAT’S NOT REALLY A THING BUT HE SAID BUT THEY WANT TO BE COMFORTABLE SO I ASKED DID YOU ALSO TALK ABOUT CODE STATUS AND HE SAID NO THAT’S WHY I CONSULTED YOU

I’m preparing for a #hapc talk at a transplant symposium. I’m familiar w the studies in Stem Cell transplant but i’m wondering how many of you are engaged in solid organ transplant evaluations/consults/etc. Any upstream palliative care happening in transplant at your institution?