Posts by jessica@pilgrimdesign.info
Which Supportive and Palliative Care Topics Are You Most Interested in Learning More About?
I hope you have been enjoying your subscription to “And What Else…?”As I plan upcoming issues, I’d like to make sure I’m focusing on the topics that are most useful to you.I’ve created a brief survey covering four areas: Pain and Symptom Management, Communication with Patients and Families, Special Topics, and End-of-Life Care and Bereavement. It should…
Read MorePractical guidance for three rarely discussed challenges in oncology
In this month’s newsletter, I’ll spotlight three unique video series you may not have already found on my website (www.janetabrahm.com). Each addresses one of the following topics: To create the first two, I interviewed expert clinicians, asking them to talk about challenges I have seen oncology clinicians face but for which practical guidance can be…
Read More2026 ASCO Supportive Oncology Updates
I attended the ASCO Annual meeting this month and thought I would share the updates in the area of Supportive/ Palliative care. Before I do that, I’d like to start off by congratulating a 2026 ASCO award-winner and supportive oncology pioneer, Dr. Frank Ferris. Dr. Ferris is the recipient of the 2026 ASCO Walther Cancer…
Read MoreFormulation: The Key to Difficult Conversations
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Keri Brenner and Dr. Dani Chammas. We discussed their insightful approach to unpacking patient and family responses during difficult conversations. Just as we make patient assessments before creating hypotheses about what is medically wrong, they describe how formulations can guide our approach to communicating more effectively with…
Read MoreWhat’s New in Palliative Care? ASCO 2025 Highlights
I was able to attend the annual ASCO meeting in June 2025. It was lovely to reconnect with so many colleagues. In this month’s Newsletter, I want to share what I consider the most clinically useful updates presented there in the area of Supportive/Palliative Care. To include as many as possible, I’ll use a “bullet…
Read MoreWhat to do and say when time is very short… with Dr. Molly Collins, FACP, FAAHPM
I thought I’d do something different with this month’s newsletter. I’m highlighting two short videos that Dr. Molly Collins, FACP, FAAHPM created for my website, www.janetabrahm.com. In these videos, “What to Expect in the Last Days & Anticipatory Guidance for the End-of-Life Transition”, and “Incorporating the 5 Things,” Dr. Collins reviews how to care for…
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