Palliative Care and Advocacy with Andrew Coates, MD, FACP

Dr. Coates shares the rewards and challenges of being a pioneer in Palliative care.  Just how did he choose that path?  And what makes him so passionate about advocacy?  

Chapters

• 0:04 Meet Dr. Coates
• 0:48 Why Internal Medicine?
• 2:02 How did you become in Palliative Care?
• 3:47 The challenges of Palliative Care
• 5:17 Becoming involved in Advocacy
• 7:54 Advocacy and NYACP
• 8:34 A typical day/week in the life of Dr. Coates
• 9:37 Tell us about your lead on the Geriatrics consult team
• 12:05 What is the most rewarding part of your work?
• 13:55 What do you wish you had known as a medical student?