Palliative Medicine
Member Spotlight
Dr. Kei Ouchi, MD, MPH
Instructor of Emergency Medicine at with Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston/Harvard Medical School, Head of ACEP Palliative Care Section Research
As a physician trained in Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine, I see a gap in quality of care for older adults with serious, life-limiting illness. Most such patients are reluctant to discuss their goals for medical care despite their progressive illness. The opportunity to have in-depth conversations about values and preferences (abbreviated, the “conversation”) with any physician is scarce, and many such patients present to the ED without any advance directives. This not only complicates the care in the ED, but it is a missed opportunity to facilitate this important conversation.
What's New
To ring in 2019, we are excited to deliver a revamped ACEP Palliative Care Section newsletter to your inbox! Every quarter we will send out updates concerning all things emergency medicine and palliative care. You will also find updates from the new research committee including brief synopsis of new research and research opportunities within EM-Palliative Care.
Happenings:
- American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) is now offering FREE MEMBERSHIP for students and residents. Tell your colleagues, students, etc. to join!
- AAHPM Annual Assembly will be held March 13th – 16th in Orlando Florida. Early Bird Registration ends January 31st
- Look out for a new mentoring program to match mentors and mentees across a diaspora of interests between EM and palliative care. Let us know you’re interested!
In the News:
- Morristown NJ integrates palliative care into their ED. Read about their process here
- Re-considering patients’ agency in shared decision making: When Patients and Their Families Feel Like Hostages to Health Care
- Standardizing the ED approach to comfort care transitions
Palliative Care Toolkit
