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End of life care prompts a lot of difficult decisions; figuring out how to start a conversation about death shouldn't be one of them. 


The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published an article urging doctors and hospitals to focus on providing high-quality end of life care that is in line with what the patient's desires. 

MPR News host Kerri Miller spoke with two physicians about the barriers doctors face when talking with patients about death and what research, training and innovation is being done to knock those barriers down. 

, a physician and the author of several books including, "What Patients Say; What Doctors Hear"

, a physician and assistant professor of family medicine and community health at the University of Minnesota Medical School

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End of life care prompts a lot of difficult decisions; figuring out how to start a conversation about death shouldn't be one of them. yet for many, conversations about care at the end of life aren't starting early enough.

End of life care prompts a lot of difficult decision; figuring out how to start a conversation about death shouldn't be one of them. yet for many, conversations about care at the end of life aren't starting early enough

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