End-of-life ethics and antibiotic use

<p>Join Althea Halchuck, a patient advocate. We explore critical insights into end-of-life care, the ethical considerations around antibiotic use, and the quest for a peaceful, dignified death. Delve into the complex world of health care decision-making in challenging times.</p> <p><a href="https://endingwellpatientadvocacy.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow external noreferrer" data-wpel-link= "external">Althea Halchuck</a> is a patient advocate.</p> <p>She discusses the KevinMD article, "<a href= "https://www.kevinmd.com/2023/08/the-old-mans-friend-refuse-antibiotics-to-achieve-a-peaceful-death.html">The old man’s friend: Refuse antibiotics to achieve a peaceful death</a>."</p> <p><a href="https://nuance.com/daxinaction"><img class= "alignnone wp-image-424286 size-medium" src= "https://www.kevinmd.com/wp-content/uploads/NuanceLogo_Horz_k-2-300x62.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="62" /></a></p> <p><em>The Podcast by KevinMD is brought to you by the <a href= "https://nuance.com/daxinaction">Nuance Dragon Ambient eXperience</a>.</em></p> <p><em>With a growing physician shortage, increasing burnout, and declining patient satisfaction, a dramatic change is needed to make health care more efficient and effective and bring back the joy of practicing medicine. AI-driven ambient clinical intelligence promises to help by revolutionizing patient and provider experiences with clinical documentation that writes itself.</em></p> <p><em>The <a href="https://nuance.com/daxinaction">Nuance Dragon Ambient eXperience</a>, or DAX for short, is a voice-enabled, ambient clinical intelligence solution that automatically captures patient encounters securely and accurately at the point of care. Physicians who use DAX have reported a 50 percent decrease in documentation time and a 70 percent reduction in feelings of burnout, and 83 percent of patients say their physician is more personable and conversational.</em></p> <p><em>Rediscover the joy of medicine with clinical documentation that writes itself, all within the EHR.</em><