Blue Faery’s Blog

Improving Liver Cancer Education
Sarah is grateful for the palliative care team that took care of her father at the South Carolina trauma center. She also appreciated the honesty of the physician who diagnosed her father with hepatic renal syndrome because he made it clear that her father was near the end of his life and insisted that they switch to palliative care.

Improving Clinician Communication
Dr. Li feels that shared decision-making is a concept that healthcare agencies made up. About a century ago, healthcare was very paternalistic. The doctor made a recommendation, and patients had to follow it.

Delivering Cancer Care With Compassion
Ryne believes healthcare providers should have more formal training to learn how to deliver difficult news to patients and their families.