“I Just Felt Like I Was Stuck in the Middle”: Physician Assistants’ Experiences Communicating with Terminally Ill Patients and their Families in the Acute Care Setting

Terminally ill hospitalized patients and their families consistently rank effective communication and shared decision-making among their top priorities. Advance Practice Providers such as Physician Assistants (PAs) are increasingly providing care in the hospital setting and are often called to communicate with patients and families. A first step to improving PA communication is to better understand PAs' current experiences in their daily practices.

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