Michael Marschke

TL;DR: Outpatient ACP is feasible early in the care of patients with stage IV cancer through systematic improvement in workflow and motivated providers, and education and infrastructure were pivotal to routine development of advance care plans.

TL;DR: Hospice volunteering during preclinical years may provide valuable experiential training for first year medical students in caring for seriously ill patients and their families by fostering personal reflection and empathic skills, thereby providing a foundation for future patient encounters during clinical training.

TL;DR: The purpose of this article is to describe both the lessons learned and the benefits accrued from collaboration between hospice practitioners and academic researchers and present these process findings as guideposts for others considering end-of-life or palliative care research.

TL;DR: Given the shortage of palliative medicine specialist providers more emphasis should be placed on training other clinicians to provide primary level palliatives care while addressing the need to hire sufficient workforce to care for seriously ill patients.