End-of-Life Conversations: The Talk: Recent Episodes
California Academy of Family Physicians
Ease the difficult conversations around prognosis and end-of-life care by listening to fellow family physicians’ stories about what it is like to have the conversation. You can learn from your colleagues how to communicate effectively and compassionately with patients about their treatment options, including possible medical interventions and palliative care. CAFP is dedicated to ensuring that both family physicians and patients feel comfortable discussing these difficult topics and hopes to continue to gather physician voices. Start an end-of-life conversation today.
Episode 4 details California's newly enacted End of Life Option Act. The Act went into effect June 9, 2016.
Ep. 2: Advance Care Planning and Advance Directives by California Academy of Family Physicians
CAFP's newest initiative, End-of-Life Conversations, is an education and outreach program focused on integrating end-of-life, advanced care planning and palliative care into family medicine and primary care practices. The associated podcast, The Talk, will launch in April 2016.