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Dani Chammas
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Palliative care physician, psychiatrist, writer, mother, human.
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Sometimes spending time in the "patient/family" role can be a humbling reminder that the way we do things (and not just what we do) can have a profound impact. Thank you JAMA IM for sharing my story...
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Remembering the Way
This essay describes a physician’s experiences and memories of being on the other side of clinical care during the premature birth of her daughter.
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September 2, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Reposted by Dani Chammas
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Don’t fear the reaper? On today’s podcast we talk about death anxiety and how to manage it (or at least live with it).

#palliativecare #geriatrics #medicine #nursing #hospice

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Death Anxiety: Dani Chammas & Keri Brenner
This week on the GeriPal Podcast, we discuss Death Anxiety, what it is, how it impacts patients and clinicians, plus more - with guests Dani Chammas & Keri Brenner.
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July 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Grateful to NEJM for the opportunity to share some of my musings about our approach to communication training in medicine. nej.md/3QrbTyL
One Size Fits … Some | NEJM
Watching a patient’s family respond adversely to the stock communication tools an intern deploys, a palliative care consultant draws on her training in psychiatry to add nuance to those tools.
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February 23, 2025 at 3:14 AM