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ABOUT ME

I am a family physician who practices hospice and palliative medicine at the VA Palo Alto in California.  I'm on the faculty of the Hospice and Palliative Medicine fellowship at Stanford University.  I created this blog to share resources, my thoughts, and selected writing.  My interests include pain medicine, human-centered design, medical education. Here is my CV.  

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Nausea, Vomiting & Antiemetics

April 1, 2019

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Alex Sable-Smith, MD, MPH

In this video, I run through the basic pathophysiology, differential diagnosis, and treatment of nausea and vomiting. Click HERE for PDF summary of this video which I think will be a handy and useful clinical reference.  

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Lots of Pain Education

March 14, 2019

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Alex Sable-Smith, MD, MPH

I stumbled upon the University of Washington Pain Medicine website a few years ago when working on a quality improvement project in residence.  I re-stumbled upon it again and was reminded what a great resource it is.  The website is full of resources for practitioners...

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The Morphine Drip

March 14, 2019

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