Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) provide huge information on statistically
significant single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with various human complex …

The palliative care needs of inpatients with neurologic illness are varied, depending on
diagnosis, acuity of illness, available treatment options, prognosis, and goals of care …

Background: There is no consensus approach to describe the process or components of
goals of care (GOC) conversations. Objective: The objective was to review the utilization of …

Objective Family caregivers of cancer hospice patients likely benefit from clinician provision
of verbal support and from expression of positive emotions. Our aim was to identify the …

Background and Aims Ischemia–reperfusion injury (IRI) represents a risk factor in liver
transplantation (LT). We have shown that overexpression of heme oxygenase‐1 (HO‐1) …

Context Clinician failure to discuss goals of care (GOC) with seriously ill patients remains
prevalent. Small-scale educational interventions have demonstrated improvement in …

Providers must communicate clearly and effectively when working with patients and teams in
our complex health care system. Many communication skills can be developed and honed …

Serious illness conversations (SICs) are integral to the optimal care of the vast and growing
population of seriously ill patients, but they are undertaught in health professions training …

Context Patient prognostic understanding is improved by oncologists' discussions of life
expectancy. Most patients deem it important to discuss prognosis with their oncologists, but …

As trainees in nephrology and gen-eral surgery navigating serious illness conversations, we
understood that our words carried lasting consequences. Although we intended to choose …