When she was a teenager Melissa Red Hoffman's father was killed by terrorists. Dr Hoffman recalls her father's death and how that has influenced her career and how she can identify with patients and their families at the most difficult moments. Read the story: The Sound of Silence—When There Are No Words

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My Father Was Murdered by Terrorists: Recollections of a Trauma Surgeon

Dr Christopher Muth discusses The Role of Hospice and Other Services with Dr Joanne Lynn

The Role of Hospice and Other Services: Interview with Dr Joanne Lynn

Dr Christopher Muth discusses End-of-Life Care for Homeless Patients with Dr Margot Kushel

End-of-Life Care for Homeless Patients: Interview with Dr Margot Kushel

Dr Christopher Muth discusses Responding to Requests for Physician-Assisted Suicide with Dr Paul Bascom

Responding to Requests for Physician-Assisted Suicide: Interview with Dr Paul Bascom

Dr Christopher Muth discusses Spiritual Issues in the Care of Dying Patients with Dr Daniel P. Sulmasy

Spiritual Issues in the Care of Dying Patients: Interview With Dr Daniel P. Sulmasy

Dr Christopher Muth discusses Physician Opportunities to Support Family Caregivers at the End of Life with Dr Joshua M. Hauser

Physician Opportunities to Support Family Caregivers at the End of Life: Interview With Dr Joshua M. Hauser

A New Model for Palliative Care: Helping the Patient Feel Valued: Interview with Dr Harvey Max Chochinov

A New Model for Palliative Care: Helping the Patient Feel Valued

Dr Christopher Muth discusses Palliative Care in the Final Days of Life with Dr James Hallenbeck.

Palliative Care in the Final Days of Life: Interview With Dr James Hallenbeck

Interviews with authors of Care at the Close of Life reviews in JAMA about management issues in end of life and palliative care. JAMAevidence is an evidence-based medicine (EBM) resource created and maintained by the JAMA Network to promote the use of EBM to improve patient care.

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