TY - JOUR T1 - We Need To Talk JF - Ochsner Journal JO - Ochsner J SP - 298 LP - 301 VL - 11 IS - 4 AU - Lisa Tompkins, Esq. Y1 - 2011/12/21 UR - http://www.ochsnerjournal.org/content/11/4/298.abstract N2 - The author looks at end-of-life decisionmaking and communication by summarizing a case well known in the literature and discussing her own experiences in the last days of her father's life. She also presents suggestions for how physicians can improve end-of-life communication to benefit patients, families, and themselves. ER -