Aug 28, 2020

How do you talk with patients when the stakes are high? Can you establish trust with the patient, without taking away their hope, and aligning their wishes and goals with the medical treatment options we offer?

In this episode, we will talk about how the words we choose to communicate with patients allow us to have more...

Aug 21, 2020

When we are diagnosed with a terminal illness, we all hope for longer time. Even when odds are not in our favor, somehow, we believe that we are immune to what's to come. Somehow we may get to cheat death in the end. It's my experience that 'hope' ends up blindfolding us from the reality of our lives. Hope keeps us...

Aug 16, 2020

In an introductory podcast, I will introduce myself to you. I am a palliative care physician with 20 years of experience. I have practiced medicine in Michigan, Arizona, California and now Hawaii.

You will hear about how I became interested in caring for seriously ill and dying patients. Why it matters to me that...