“Data show that the more patients actually know, the less they want of our treatments at the end of life. A study of 230 surrogate decision makers for patients on breathing machines demonstrated that the better the quality of clinician–family… — Jessica Nutik Zitter Copy Share Image
“I heard a compelling lecture by an African American pastor from the north side of Chicago. He opened his talk with numbers, counting up… — Jessica Nutik Zitter Copy Share Image
“When it comes to dying and the risks of a bad death, does our responsibility as doctors override cultural values? Is it ever acceptable… — Jessica Nutik Zitter Copy Share Image
“it makes no sense to scoop people out of the river when we could go upstream and prevent them from falling in in the… — Jessica Nutik Zitter Copy Share Image
“Maybe, I thought, we should have protocols for a Code Pain like we do for Code Blue.” — Jessica Nutik Zitter Copy Share Image
“Data show that the more patients actually know, the less they want of our treatments at the end of life. A study of 230… — Jessica Nutik Zitter Copy Share Image
“Palliative care isn’t only for the dying: any patient with serious symptoms or communication needs can benefit. But for patients approaching the end of… — Jessica Nutik Zitter Copy Share Image
