http://www.aahpm.org/apps/blog/?p=977 Physicians caring for patients with serious illness. Thu, 07 Feb 2013 01:31:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.aahpm.org/apps/blog/?p=977&cpage=1#comment-6580 Barbara Mon, 21 Feb 2011 03:40:29 +0000 http://www.aahpm.org/apps/blog/?p=977#comment-6580 I find that we often have to have several of these conversations with the same patient/family as everyone moves through the disease process. Sometimes we do not have the luxury of time and have a balancing act of supporting the patient and family along with finding the goals and ways to support them. I think the more we practice this skill it develops into an art form for those immediate need situations such as the ED and a fasy decline in the acute setting. I find that we often have to have several of these conversations with the same patient/family as everyone moves through the disease process. Sometimes we do not have the luxury of time and have a balancing act of supporting the patient and family along with finding the goals and ways to support them. I think the more we practice this skill it develops into an art form for those immediate need situations such as the ED and a fasy decline in the acute setting.

]]> http://www.aahpm.org/apps/blog/?p=977&cpage=1#comment-6554 Helen Horvath Sat, 19 Feb 2011 04:06:47 +0000 http://www.aahpm.org/apps/blog/?p=977#comment-6554 Thanks for the report! I was also there and you captured the highlights. I think the three techniques presented seem very user-friendly and realistic. I plan to share a link to your review with my local HPNA chapter (and glad I didn't have to write it myself!) Thanks for the report! I was also there and you captured the highlights. I think the three techniques presented seem very user-friendly and realistic.
I plan to share a link to your review with my local HPNA chapter (and glad I didn’t have to write it myself!)

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