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A Tremble and a Lump: Why Race Matters in End-of-Life Conversations

by Naomi Fedna • May 1, 2019 • 0 Comments

Editor’s note: Healthcare decisions are deeply personal and often reflect race, ethnicity, gender and experience. In a post for The Conversation Project (excerpted below), Naomi Fedna relates a personal story and describes how being a black woman affects her experience of care planning. When I first joined IHI’s Conversation Project (TCP) team as a project […]

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End-of-Life Care Planning Is Patient Engagement, Too

by Susan Carr • April 18, 2019 • 0 Comments

Anticipating and planning for the future is an important way for each of us to engage in healthcare for ourselves, friends and family members. Being self-employed, I’m prompted to plan for the coming year when I choose a health insurance plan, which involves anticipating what my medical needs will be. I’ve been lucky so far, […]