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Lack of Effect of a Multicomponent Palliative Care Program for Nursing Home Residents on Hospital Use in the Last Month of Life and on Place of Death: A Secondary Analysis of a Multi-country Cluster Randomized Control Trial
My summer reading list includes a few books to help me improve communication skills, both professionally and personally. I just finished absorbing the wisdom in a 2023 book by David Brooks (of the New York Times): How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen (Random House 2023).
On a cold Saturday in winter, members of our palliative care team (some with children) stood in a circle surrounded by bare branched oak trees and participated in a wellbeing experience at the Denver Botanic Gardens (DBG). Tuning in to the cold air on our skin, the rattling of the oak
It is with great honor that I share the winners of the 2023 CU Anschutz GIM Excellence Award winners. Each of the team members have been dedicated to the field of palliative care, and I am so fortunate to call these folks coworkers and friends.
Providing a “world-class educational and training experience” is central to the mission of the Graduate School at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. For many early-career scientists, that experience is defined by the mentorship they receive.
Recently our leadership team here at MSPC started reading a book called “Standing at the Edge: Finding Freedom Where Fear and Courage Meet” by Joan Halifax. What moved me immediately is Joan’s ability to bring to light the palliative care principles that initially pulled us toward palliative care and sustain our practice.
Industry growth and student interest created the perfect opportunity for an MS in Immunology and Microbiology program to emerge as a standalone program at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.
In my work as palliative care chaplain, I often am honored to hear patient and family near death experiences, dreams, and visions. These experiences of love, wisdom, grace are often incredibly comforting to the patients/families. I hold these stories in my heart with great honoring of the mystery that we inhabit in these human bodies, in these short, poignant lifetimes.
During PALC 6120, we are asked to create a reflective project that represents something meaningful during our master's degree and as we delve into our work and experience with those facing chronic serious illness, dying or death.
Working in palliative care, we are asked to know who the person is, not just about how the illness is presenting in the individual in front of us. Illness reshapes the person and often their loved ones as well. Concepts such as identity, self-worth,
I recently attended a neurology lunch and learn at the CU School of Medicine and listened to Dr. Robert Halloway Jr. talk about his insights about palliative care, philosophy and death.
The Graduate School has announced its 2024 spring award recipients. There were strong candidates for each award who showcased the breadth of talent found within the Graduate School community.
The past nine months I have been in a small group through my church that meets bi-monthly. We explore our faith, theology, spiritual practice and concepts like forgiveness and wholeness .
"Forever chemicals” is a mostly accurate – and semi-ominous – way to describe one of the most discussed environmental topics of recent years. When thinking about the thousands of years it takes per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to break down, it’s easy to think we might as well be talking about forever.
I had purchased “Dreams of My Father” when it first came out, but it disappeared in my embarrassingly large stash of “to read” books in my office. During a deep clean, I discovered the book and read it in a few days.
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus doctoral student Destiny DeNicola took second place in a statewide Three Minute Talk competition in April of this year. The Molecular Biology student impressed judges with her talk titled “Lymphatics: The gutters of the liver.”
Now that Amos is retired, he has been able to explore the breathtaking US scenery.
Thank you, Carey, for writing this piece. I can feel my own “globus” about my own “half-in, half-out” life and existence return when I read your thoughts and feelings.
For my capstone project, I’m doing a literature review of psilocybin’s use in palliative care.
I have been in palliative care (PC) since my graduation from the nursing school and it has been fourteen years into my career and I learned that the true definition of PC is love.
Dimple Dhabalia spent decades traveling the world helping others. In the direst situations, she listened intently to the stories of refugees and made decisions about whether they were approved for asylum in the United States. Her avocation is her passion; it also nearly killed her.
I was staring out the window on a cool autumn morning, when I noticed a tree bathing in the sun, its leaves a perfect mix of gold and yellow, sparkling, glowing. A fleeting moment of beauty.
In palliative care, a good conversation can be life-changing. As healthcare providers, we generally tend to focus on the clinical aspects of care.
On November 7th, 2023 I received a call from my dad. I had not heard from my dad in 15 years.
My interest in palliative care started with my grandma’s use of hospice services seventeen years ago. She suffered with multiple sclerosis for over forty years.
One of the first take aways from this journey, for me, in a mid-career directional change from emergency medicine to palliative care was a move away from the golden rule and towards the platinum rule. Treat patients the way they want to be treated, not the way we want to be treated.
When conducting great research, it’s imperative to also work on great communication. Doctoral candidates know the ins and outs of their subject, but how would they describe what it is they’re doing to a broader audience? Eleven CU Anschutz students took on the challenge at this year’s Graduate School Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT), where they were asked to present their thesis in 3 minutes or less using only one slide.
Postdoctoral scholars are significant and integral members of the CU Anschutz research community. This fall, in recognition of their efforts, the Graduate School announced the inaugural Dean's Postdoctoral Research and Service Awards. Dean Jennifer Richer called on the campus to nominate exemplary candidates that embodied the spirit of both awards.
Postdoctoral Research Day 2023 (PDRD'23) was held in-person on July 13, 2023. Over the last year, postdocs have been in the spotlight thanks in part to the NIH Advisory Committee to the Director (ACD) Working Group on Re-Envisioning the Postdoctoral Experience. This year’s event theme was “Finding Purpose in Your Postdoc and Beyond." PDRD'23 is captured below through a photo gallery of snapshots throughout the day.
Aurora, Colorado – Betzaida Maldonado, MS, current student in the Human Medical Genetics and Genomics PhD Program at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (CU Anschutz), is the recipient of the 2023 Distinguished Service Award.
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