Thank you all, 35k followers. I am grateful for your company, the generosity with which you share your insights & wisdom, the kindness you show to our grieving or perplexed companions. #ItsTimeToTalkAboutDying

Most older people envision a serene death at home with loved ones, without pain or panic. Instead, most with metastatic cancer get aggressive care even in their last 30 days. nytimes.com/2023/03/14/hea…

Tomorrow we will present "Caring for a Loved One: A Tips and Resources Workshop". Don't forget to sign up! Scan the QR code or click the link in our bio to register.

What does it mean to "accept" death? We often expect this of our loved ones and patients, and I explore the reasons why in my latest essay for the New York Times, out today! nytimes.com/2023/03/29/opi… UMass Chan Medical School Department of Medicine

Concerned about the care provided to patients with serious illness in Northern California? Practice-PC UC San Francisco is a group of faculty and learners who are committed to being the solution -- you are invited to be a part of that solution. palliativemedicine.ucsf.edu/practice-pc

UCSF Practice-PC: Interprofessional Education In Palliative Care applications are due August 20! Apply now for this incredible primary palliative care course: palliativemedicine.ucsf.edu/practice-pc

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Thank you again Ira Byock for speaking #truth. The hospice industry needs major reforms. It should start with apologies statnews.com/2023/08/22/hos… via STAT

Decorating a new office so I made some art prints mimicking those amazing national park posters. #hapc #palliativecare

linkedin.com/mwlite/feed/po… Blessings to Joy Harmony for her amazing words/poetry/inspiration to all

Previous post should say Jot Harjo, no auto corrections please!

"Medical science has made such tremendous progress that there is hardly a healthy human left." A quote by Aldous Huxley that perfectly sums up the last paragraph of my editorial. agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jg…

👇🏼read these moving words from .Carey Candrian “What do I wish you’d do after reading this? Ask questions. Invite us in. Let us be loved for who we are. Help us stop the fear before it leads to more threatening rhetoric and acts of violence.” @CambiaHealthFdn Stanford Department of Medicine

Proud to be a Finalist for CAPC and The John A. Hartford Foundation Tipping Point Challenge, Innovation Category for our international Poetic Medicine program. We were among 4 finalists and 3 winners nationally!! tippingpointchallenge.capc.org/winners-finali…

Yes a California reunion at CCCC—and Poetic Medicine session with UCSF MERI Center’s Mike Rabow and Redwing Keyssar!!Come write poems with us!!

At the gym I ran into ZDoggMD: legendary doc, rapper, videographer, explorer of the human condition and friend. I expressed my biceps envy. He led us to the studio for a chat! Watch here: zdoggmd.com/verghese/

That’s OK. Gulls just wanna have pun.

Re-posting last year’s LA Times comic on challenges with for-profit hospice for anyone who got stuck behind a paywall the first time around… inkvessel.com/2024/04/11/pat… . There are awesome people working in all types of hospices, but for-profit structure feels perilous.

ALS clinicians of all disciplines are invited to take part in a research study about palliative care for ALS led by Dr. Kara Bischoff at UCSF. The survey will take ~10 minutes, and you will receive a $20 Amazon gift card as a token of our appreciation. ucsf.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8J…

People living with ALS and their caregivers or past caregivers who have received palliative care are invited to take a ~15 minute online survey to share your perspectives on palliative care for ALS. ucsf.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_d6…