Elizabeth Dzeng, PhD, MD, MPH, Presents at UCSF Department of Medicine Grand Rounds

Elizabeth Dzeng, PhD, MD, MPH, recently presented at the UCSF Department of Medicine Grand Rounds with a talk titled, “How Hospital Norms and Organizational Factors Shape End-of-Life Care.”

Her presentation explored how hospital culture and organizational structures influence the use of high-intensity treatments near the end of life. Drawing on examples from the United States and the United Kingdom, she discussed how institutional factors shape communication and decision-making around serious illness, as well as system-level strategies to support medically appropriate, goal-concordant care.