“Conversation is the essence of palliative care”

A recent episode of Scott Weingart’s excellent EMCrit podcast featured a thoughtful discussion with Kei Ouchi, MD, on one of the most important aspects of emergency medicine and critical care; conservations regarding end-of-life care. The focus here is on rapid code status conversation. The podcast page offers a slew of useful links, and references the work of Kei’s colleague Naomi George, MD, and his mentor Susan Block, MD.

EMCrit 276 – The Rapid Code Status Conversation with Kei Ouchi


Scott Weingart. EMCrit 276 – The Rapid Code Status Conversation with Kei Ouchi. EMCrit Blog. Published on June 25, 2020. Accessed on July 9th 2020. Available at [https://emcrit.org/emcrit/rapid-code-status-conversations/ ].