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Approaching Difficult Communication Tasks in Oncology by Back, Anthony L, Arnold, Robert M, Baile, Walter F, Tulsky, James A, Fryer-Edwards, Kelly

“…Effective communication skills enable physicians to improve patients' understanding of their illnesses, improve patient adherence to treatment regimens, use…”
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In search of a good death : Observations of patients, families, and providers by STEINHAUSER, K. E, CLIPP, E. C, MCNEILLY, M, CHRISTAKIS, N. A, MCINTYRE, L. M, TULSKY, J. A

“…Despite a recent increase in the attention given to improving end-of-life care, our understanding of what constitutes a good death is surprisingly lacking. The…”
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Opening the black box : How do physicians communicate about advance directives? by TULSKY, J. A, FISCHER, G. S, ROSE, M. R, ARNOLD, R. M

“…The quality of communication that leads to the completion of written advance directives may influence the usefulness of these documents, but the nature of that…”
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Preparing for the End of Life: Preferences of Patients, Families, Physicians, and Other Care Providers by Steinhauser, Karen E., Christakis, Nicholas A., Clipp, Elizabeth C., McNeilly, Maya, Grambow, Steven, Parker, Joanna, Tulsky, James A.

“…To examine patients', families', and health care providers' preferences regarding preparation for the end of life, attributes of preparation were generated in…”
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Can clinical Interventions change care at the end of life ? by HANSON, L. C, TULSKY, J. A, DANIS, M

“…To review clinical interventions designed to change care at the end of life. Published results of clinical trials identified by MEDLINE searches, review of…”
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How do medical residents discuss resuscitation with patients by TULSKY, J. A, CHESNEY, M. A, LO, B

“…To describe how medical residents discuss do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders with patients. Prospective observational study. Inpatient medical wards of one…”
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Patient Knowledge and Physician Predictions of Treatment Preferences After Discussion of Advance Directives by Fischer, Gary S., Tulsky, James A., Rose, Mary R., Siminoff, Laura A., Arnold, Robert M.

“…OBJECTIVE: To determine patient knowledge about life‐sustaining treatments and physician understanding of patient preferences for proxies and treatments after…”
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Empathic responses in clinical practice: intuition or tuition? by Buckman, Robert, Tulsky, James A, Rodin, Gary

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Factors Considered Important at the End of Life by Patients, Family, Physicians, and Other Care Providers by Steinhauser, Karen E, Christakis, Nicholas A, Clipp, Elizabeth C, McNeilly, Maya, McIntyre, Lauren, Tulsky, James A

“…CONTEXT A clear understanding of what patients, families, and health care practitioners view as important at the end of life is integral to the success of…”
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Conflict Associated with Decisions to Limit Life‐Sustaining Treatment in Intensive Care Units by Breen, Catherine M., Abernethy, Amy P., Abbott, Katherine H., Tulsky, James A.

“…OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence and nature of interpersonal conflicts that arise when patients in the intensive care unit are considered for limitation…”
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Families looking back: One year after discussion of withdrawal or withholding of life-sustaining support by Abbott, BA, Katherine H, Sago, Joni G, Breen, Catherine M, Abernethy, Amy P, Tulsky, James A

“…OBJECTIVETo identify critical psychosocial supports and areas of conflict for families of intensive care unit (ICU) patients during decisions to withdraw or…”
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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation on Television — Miracles and Misinformation by Diem, Susan J, Lantos, John D, Tulsky, James A

“…In critical care units and hospital wards across the country, patients and physicians struggle with decisions about whether or not to undertake cardiopulmonary…”
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Talking to the older adult about advance directives by Fischer, G S, Arnold, R M, Tulsky, J A

“…Discussing advance care plans with elderly patients can improve the experience of end-of-life care for patients, families, and health care teams. Specific…”
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Advance Care Planning by Proxy for Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities Who Lack Decision-Making Capacity by Volicer, Ladislav, Cantor, Michael D., Derse, Arthur R., Edwards, Denise Murray, Prudhomme, Angela M., Gregory, Dorothy C. Rasinski, Reagan, James E., Tulsky, James A., Fox, Ellen, The National Ethics Committee of the Veterans Health Administration

“…This report examines whether long‐term care facilities should implement policies and procedures to support advance care planning by proxy for residents who…”
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Ancient wisdom for modern medicine. The tradition of Judaism by Tulsky, J A

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Measuring Patient Expectations: Does the Instrument Affect Satisfaction or Expectations? by Peck, B. Mitchell, Asch, David A., Goold, Susan D., Roter, Debra L., Ubel, Peter A., McIntyre, Lauren M., Abbott, Katherine H., Hoff, Jennifer A., Koropchak, Celine M., Tulsky, James A.

“…Background. Fulfillment of patients' expectations may influence health care utilization, affect patient satisfaction, and be used to indicate quality of care…”
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Responding to legal requests for physician-assisted suicide by TULSKY, J. A, CIAMPA, R, ROSEN, E. J

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Amnesia in Medical Practice by Tulsky, J A

“…This discussion was selected from the weekly staff conferences in the Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco. Taken from a…”
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Physician empathy and listening: associations with patient satisfaction and autonomy by Pollak, Kathryn I, Alexander, Stewart C, Tulsky, James A, Lyna, Pauline, Coffman, Cynthia J, Dolor, Rowena J, Gulbrandsen, Pål, Ostbye, Truls

“…Motivational Interviewing (MI) is used to help patients change their behaviors. We sought to determine if physician use of specific MI techniques increases…”
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What length of hospice use maximizes reduction in medical expenditures near death in the US Medicare program? by Taylor, Donald H., Ostermann, Jan, Van Houtven, Courtney H., Tulsky, James A., Steinhauser, Karen

“…Hospices have been expected to reduce health expenditures since their addition to the US Medicare benefit package in the early-1980s, but the literature on…”
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