What a doctor wishes patients knew about the end
As a hospice and palliative medicine physician, my job is to help reduce suffering. At the end of life, that job becomes especially intense when time is short, when machines and data seem to be taking over, and so many intense emotions surround a body that is trying to die.
Source: CNN BJ Miller, M.D.
BJ Miller, M.D. is a hospice & palliative medicine physician who sees patients and families at the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. Miller’s career has been dedicated to moving healthcare towards a human centered approach and he advocates for this on a policy as well as personal level. He is the co- author of “A Beginner’s Guide to the End: Practical Advice for Living Life and Facing Death.”
The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own.
The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own.