anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis and communicating with patients at #smacc

We are at #smacc in Australia thanks to the Rosh Review! The opening session this morning was amazing and we can't do it justice on the podcast. Gill Hicks (@MadForPeace), a victim in the July 7, 2005 bombing attack on a London train spoke on how impactful everyone in the healthcare delivery system can be (from medics to detectives to nurses to physical therapists to physicians). Dr. Dara Kass delivered a powerful talk on vulnerability, responsibility, and lack of knowledge even in a super health care literate individual.....what it means to be a provider and a patient (and a mom and a medical home for the family and a wife) in her story of donating part of her liver to her son. David Carr on anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis  Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis is the most common cause of encephalitis in young people ( Thanks for listening! Jeremy Faust and Lauren Westafer

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