13: End-of-Life Care Series - How Prognostication of Death Can Improve Quality of Life

09/03/2021 43 min Episodio 13
13:  End-of-Life Care Series - How Prognostication of Death Can Improve Quality of Life

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CME CREDIT IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR THIS EPISODE What is prognostication in medicine, and how can it improve outcomes of patients with terminal illness? In this episode, Dr. Clancy and his guests, Dr. Tim Thomsen and Dr. Laurie Lyckholm, confront the myths and misconceptions around prognostication, and provide guidance for practitioners to prognosticate objectively, accurately, and in a timely manner. Gerard Clancy, MD, Senior Associate Dean for External Affairs and Professor of Psychiatry, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Timothy A. Thomsen, MD, Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine and Palliative Care Physician, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Laurel J. Lyckholm, MD, Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine, Hematologist-Oncologist, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Date Recorded: 1/4/2021