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Tips for Mastering the Crucial Skill of Rapid Code Status Conversations

By Alexander Zirulnik, MD, MPH; Kei Ouchi, MD, MPH; David Wang, MD; and Emily Aaronson, MD | on April 18, 2022 | 0 Comment
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DR. ZIRULNIK is a second-year resident in the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency. DR. OUCHI is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School. DR. WANG is a palliative medicine specialist at Scripps Health in San Diego, California. DR. AARONSON is the Associate Chief Quality Officer at Massachusetts General Hospital, and an Emergency Medicine physician.

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Topics: code statusGoalsgoals of carePalliative CarePatient Communication

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