Selected Interviews
& Podcasts
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Listen to JCO's Art of Oncology article, "The Man at the Bow” by Dr. Alexis Drutchas, who is a palliative care physician at Dana Farber Cancer Institute. The article is followed by an interview with Drutchas and host Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. Dr. Drutchas shares the deep connection she had with a patient, a former barge captain, who often sailed the same route that her family’s shipping container did when they moved overseas many times while she was growing up. She reflects on the nature of loss and dignity, and how oncologists might hold patients’ humanity with more tenderness and care, especially at the end of life.
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November 15, 2022. In this interview with my colleague Dr. Jackie Shameklis we explore ways that physical therapists and other rehab professionals can delve into serious illness communication with patients with neurodegenerative diseases.
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March 31, 2022: Interview with Wisconsin Public Radio along with my colleague Dr. Amy Baugman about Medicare’s effect on hospice care.
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July, 2022 Cover Story. “Reforming hospice is complicated. Some experts want to see more funding for hospice care in the home. Others say the advantages of hospice in a hospital or nursing home have been underrated.” In this article by Robert Calandra I weigh in on America’s current hospice dilemma.” (pg. 24-28)
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