♦Part of the Assistant Professor Playbook Series I hear this a lot from physicians, including surgeons – “I want to do research, but don’t get time to think of a topic” or “I am very busy as a program/clerkship/fellowship director, so I don’t get time to sit down and think of a clinical question.” If […]
Palliative and End-of-Life Care Communications – why so difficult for surgeons?
Palliative and end-of-life care communication has been a continuous topic of discussion. It is now believed that palliative care is not just for those patients who are likely to die after trauma, but for all critical, severely injured, or terminally ill patients and their families. Surgery and trauma patients are a large group of individuals […]