Diane Portman MD

Palliative Care physician-clinician, leader, mentor

[Diane Portman MD @puntu1]

I write poems to personalize perspectives, to restore the value of the anecdote, to elicit discussion and thought-provoking dissent, to focus on the universality and beauty in all phases of existence, to emphasize our shared experiences and unify. #medhumchat

[Thomas LeBlanc, MD, MA, MHS, FAAHPM, FASCO @tomleblancMD]

Great overview of #palliativecare referral in oncology - When to Refer Patients to Palliative Care: Considerations for the Sustainable Practice of Patient-Centered Supportive Care in Oncology https://t.co/ckueZNzteb #Pallonc #hapc @ASCOPost @ASCO @AAHPM

[Harvey Max Chochinov @HMChochinov]

Introducing The Platinum Rule: A New Standard in Person Centred Care https://t.co/bfI91iMBsA @AmerMedicalAssn @CMA_Docs @WHO @alanalda #nurse @AAHPM @ANANursingWorld @canadanurses @SpiritCareTweet @Royal_College @thebma @ama_media @NZMAofficial @AFMC_e @CASN43 @CASW_ACTS

[Diane Portman MD @puntu1]

The deep truth of being human is that there is no objective experience.
https://t.co/ZXuNlbnZq6

[Diane Portman MD @puntu1]

@BlackhallLeslie @Matt_Rehrer

[Diane Portman MD @puntu1]

@DianeEMeier PC in all onco clinical care pathways by consensus, PC tumor board, broad symptom screening, PC skills building 4 nurses/NPs, needs-based programs for pain care/SUD support/anorexia cachexia, get payer partners, communications/GOC convo skills programs, raise profile w/TJC cert

[Diane Portman MD @puntu1]

@BlackhallLeslie Exactly, but in fairness it started in the dark

[Diane Portman MD @puntu1]

@BlackhallLeslie Nope

[Diane Portman MD @puntu1]

@BlackhallLeslie Got the Covid honey? Just take them Goody’s, bless your heart

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Many people see grief as pain. They avoid it, suppress it, or race to process it so they can expel it from their lives.

Here’s a beautiful alternative: grief is unexpressed love.

Holding onto it is a way of staying close to the people we’ve lost.

[Razelle Kurzrock, MD @Dr_R_Kurzrock]

My Beautiful Boy | Journal of Clinical Oncology
Please everyone read this story. We must put an end to this illness. https://t.co/Ll3GE9jdp0

[Diane Portman MD @puntu1]

@BlackhallLeslie @kimacquaviva No worries. We also don’t cook; we apply heat to food.

[Samira S. Farouk, MD, MSCR @ssfarouk]

So proud of my friend & #PalliativeCare educator @MollieBiewaldMD for bravely sharing her story

"My skepticism about the need to teach empathy
started to crumble when I became the patient &
craved a bare minimum of understanding."

https://t.co/1AYiG6DtIK

#MedEd @JournalofGME

[Billy Rosa, PhD, MBE, APRN @BillyRosaPhD]

I wrote this for my #PalliativeCare colleagues and especially for my amazing friend “Rachel”. I have the deepest respect for all of you and the work you do every day. A note of gratitude from me to you … I see you. @JPSMjournal @AAHPM @HPNAinfo @IAHPC @whpca @CAPCpalliative

[Dr. Patrick Hwu @PatrickHwuMD]

Cancer doesn’t just affect the body, it can affect the mind and emotional wellbeing. On #WorldMentalHealthDay, I want to acknowledge this, and thank Moffitt’s Supportive Care team for their unwavering dedication to the physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing of our patients.

[Diane Portman MD @puntu1]

What’s Wrong With Advance Care Planning? https://t.co/u0AVySDPri

[RanaAwdishMD @RanaAwdish]

I wrote this for us.
For this moment and all the difficult times yet to come. An offering, a suggestion, of a possible way forward. 💕
https://t.co/hL3k1IzMw3

[Journal of Palliative Medicine @PalliativeMed_j]

@PalliativeMed_j Case Discussion: #Lidocaine helpful for symptomatic relief of Immunotherapy Induced #Onycholysis https://t.co/bDDXXlCP0b Hannah Bromberg, @puntu1 et al