Josh Briscoe
@jbriscoe.bsky.social
Hospice and Palliative Care Physician
#MedPsych #MedSky #HAPC #Bioethics
Writing @ Notes from a Family Meeting: https://familymeetingnotes.substack.com
#MedPsych #MedSky #HAPC #Bioethics
Writing @ Notes from a Family Meeting: https://familymeetingnotes.substack.com
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Should You See a Doctor For That?
Medical Authority in Human Life (Part 1)
familymeetingnotes.substack.com
As a palliative care doc, I’m constantly navigating questions of the appropriate extent of medical authority. That was also a large part of my previous job as a psychiatrist. How do we figure out where the limits are? familymeetingnotes.substack.com/p/should-you...
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REUTERS: The winner of the 2067 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to Sample #789, the author of “Vaping in the House My Father Built”. Sample, a synthetic brain organoid, lives in Saratoga, NY with their seventeen dogs.
November 23, 2025 at 5:01 AM
REUTERS: The winner of the 2067 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to Sample #789, the author of “Vaping in the House My Father Built”. Sample, a synthetic brain organoid, lives in Saratoga, NY with their seventeen dogs.
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The most important thing to remember about all this fantasy-engineering of the Constitution is Madison's warning: If we suck as a people, no clever constitutional schemes will save us.
November 22, 2025 at 3:03 AM
The most important thing to remember about all this fantasy-engineering of the Constitution is Madison's warning: If we suck as a people, no clever constitutional schemes will save us.
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In 1582, a papal bull introduced the Gregorian calendar, still used today by most of the world. Because it’s 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, countries introducing it simply skipped a third of October, and if you scroll back far enough in the iPhone calendar app you can see it change
December 31, 2024 at 2:41 PM
In 1582, a papal bull introduced the Gregorian calendar, still used today by most of the world. Because it’s 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, countries introducing it simply skipped a third of October, and if you scroll back far enough in the iPhone calendar app you can see it change
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This will keep you stuck in the past, preventing you from healing. Even worse, your memories of your lost loved one will be polluted and overwritten by your memories of their AI-generated ghost, until you’ve forgotten the person you lost, and instead grieve only their caricature.
November 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
This will keep you stuck in the past, preventing you from healing. Even worse, your memories of your lost loved one will be polluted and overwritten by your memories of their AI-generated ghost, until you’ve forgotten the person you lost, and instead grieve only their caricature.
As a palliative care doc, I’m constantly navigating questions of the appropriate extent of medical authority. That was also a large part of my previous job as a psychiatrist. How do we figure out where the limits are? familymeetingnotes.substack.com/p/should-you...
Should You See a Doctor For That?
Medical Authority in Human Life (Part 1)
familymeetingnotes.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:25 AM
As a palliative care doc, I’m constantly navigating questions of the appropriate extent of medical authority. That was also a large part of my previous job as a psychiatrist. How do we figure out where the limits are? familymeetingnotes.substack.com/p/should-you...
Reposted by Josh Briscoe
Reposted by Josh Briscoe
Doctor LLMs don't want you to know this one weird trick
November 13, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Doctor LLMs don't want you to know this one weird trick
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The US administration has reduced resources for the National Library of Medicine and paralyzed government. Unfortunately I am unable to provide you our most recent publications. An alternative to Pubmed is needed for global medical knowledge.
November 8, 2025 at 11:16 AM
The US administration has reduced resources for the National Library of Medicine and paralyzed government. Unfortunately I am unable to provide you our most recent publications. An alternative to Pubmed is needed for global medical knowledge.
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Sikorav Against the World
A French psychiatrist’s efforts to do right by his patients brought him into conflict with the medical bureaucracy
www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/sikorav-ag...
A French psychiatrist’s efforts to do right by his patients brought him into conflict with the medical bureaucracy
www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/sikorav-ag...
Sikorav Against the World
A French psychiatrist’s efforts to do right by his patients brought him into conflict with the medical bureaucracy
www.psychiatrymargins.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Sikorav Against the World
A French psychiatrist’s efforts to do right by his patients brought him into conflict with the medical bureaucracy
www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/sikorav-ag...
A French psychiatrist’s efforts to do right by his patients brought him into conflict with the medical bureaucracy
www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/sikorav-ag...
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Looking for an easy way to make a difference this fall? Leave your leaves! 🍂
Leaving your leaves is one way to change some of the forces at work behind climate change and loss of biodiversity. Learn more at keepdurhambeautiful.org/leaveyourleaves
Leaving your leaves is one way to change some of the forces at work behind climate change and loss of biodiversity. Learn more at keepdurhambeautiful.org/leaveyourleaves
November 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Looking for an easy way to make a difference this fall? Leave your leaves! 🍂
Leaving your leaves is one way to change some of the forces at work behind climate change and loss of biodiversity. Learn more at keepdurhambeautiful.org/leaveyourleaves
Leaving your leaves is one way to change some of the forces at work behind climate change and loss of biodiversity. Learn more at keepdurhambeautiful.org/leaveyourleaves
A challenge to the conventional approach to VSED from Benjamin Frush, Farr Curlin, and Daniel Sulmasy: agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #hapc #medsky
The Role of the Physician in Caring for Patients Pursuing VSED: Challenging the Conventional Approach
The conventional approach to caring for patients pursuing voluntarily stopping of eating and drinking (VSED) allows physicians to disagree with the patient's decisions to pursue VSED, but it assumes ...
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November 6, 2025 at 10:06 AM
A challenge to the conventional approach to VSED from Benjamin Frush, Farr Curlin, and Daniel Sulmasy: agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #hapc #medsky
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The limits of our personal experience and the value of statistics 🧵
How many people do you know by name?
One study found that the average American knows 611.
In a world of 8 billion, that’s less than 0.00001%. A 100,000th of a percent.
We can’t see much of the world through our direct experience
How many people do you know by name?
One study found that the average American knows 611.
In a world of 8 billion, that’s less than 0.00001%. A 100,000th of a percent.
We can’t see much of the world through our direct experience
November 5, 2025 at 10:26 AM
The limits of our personal experience and the value of statistics 🧵
How many people do you know by name?
One study found that the average American knows 611.
In a world of 8 billion, that’s less than 0.00001%. A 100,000th of a percent.
We can’t see much of the world through our direct experience
How many people do you know by name?
One study found that the average American knows 611.
In a world of 8 billion, that’s less than 0.00001%. A 100,000th of a percent.
We can’t see much of the world through our direct experience
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I do sometimes have writers block, more commonly known as the time you need to sit or pace or stare out the window and let your thoughts form rather than ask the machine to tell you what you think
People who aren’t writers think writer’s block is at least as big and real a problem as I thought quicksand would be, as a child.
AI can help authors beat writer’s block, says Bloomsbury chief
Publisher last week reported jump in revenue in academic and professional arm thanks to AI licensing deal
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October 28, 2025 at 9:57 AM
I do sometimes have writers block, more commonly known as the time you need to sit or pace or stare out the window and let your thoughts form rather than ask the machine to tell you what you think
It's remarkable some people don't believe deception is harmful, even if the deception isn't discovered. Furthermore, deception harms the deceiver by making the kind of person who deceives.
Are Slow Codes ever ethical? We dive into the gray area of CPR, shallow compressions, walk don't run, compassion with deceit, outcomes vs values, bioethics vs real world, trust, + more. #medsky
👉 Post: bit.ly/GeriPalEp378
😀 hosts @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social
👉 Post: bit.ly/GeriPalEp378
😀 hosts @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 9:29 AM
It's remarkable some people don't believe deception is harmful, even if the deception isn't discovered. Furthermore, deception harms the deceiver by making the kind of person who deceives.
familymeetingnotes.substack.com/p/a-machine-... Some thoughts on using #AI for surrogate decision-making.
October 22, 2025 at 9:30 AM
familymeetingnotes.substack.com/p/a-machine-... Some thoughts on using #AI for surrogate decision-making.
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I've never said yes to an interview so quickly as when @ashleybelanger.bsky.social reached out to discuss a topic that – it will surprise no one to learn – I feel pretty strongly about.
October 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I've never said yes to an interview so quickly as when @ashleybelanger.bsky.social reached out to discuss a topic that – it will surprise no one to learn – I feel pretty strongly about.
From @arstechnica.com: arstechnica.com/features/202... My answer, as a palliative care physician: never.
Should an AI copy of you help decide if you live or die?
Doctors share top concerns of AI surrogates aiding life-or-death decisions.
arstechnica.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:15 PM
From @arstechnica.com: arstechnica.com/features/202... My answer, as a palliative care physician: never.
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this was such an informative read. @emilymoin.com is really good at breaking down the problems here
October 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
this was such an informative read. @emilymoin.com is really good at breaking down the problems here
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Looking Again at SSRIs in Adolescent Depression and Anxiety
“Society gets the type of adolescent that it expects and deserves.”
A response of sorts to @ploederl.bsky.social‘s recent blogpost
www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/looking-ag...
“Society gets the type of adolescent that it expects and deserves.”
A response of sorts to @ploederl.bsky.social‘s recent blogpost
www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/looking-ag...
Looking Again at SSRIs in Adolescent Depression and Anxiety
“Society gets the type of adolescent that it expects and deserves.”
www.psychiatrymargins.com
October 18, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Looking Again at SSRIs in Adolescent Depression and Anxiety
“Society gets the type of adolescent that it expects and deserves.”
A response of sorts to @ploederl.bsky.social‘s recent blogpost
www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/looking-ag...
“Society gets the type of adolescent that it expects and deserves.”
A response of sorts to @ploederl.bsky.social‘s recent blogpost
www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/looking-ag...
Reposted by Josh Briscoe
So maybe 15 years from now none of this will matter (though I'm skeptical) -- but in the meantime, I think I stand by what I told Dhruv in that story, if we (meaning educators) don't figure out how to train the next gen in this environment, we're all screwed.
October 17, 2025 at 1:19 PM
So maybe 15 years from now none of this will matter (though I'm skeptical) -- but in the meantime, I think I stand by what I told Dhruv in that story, if we (meaning educators) don't figure out how to train the next gen in this environment, we're all screwed.
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My biggest concern about this technology in the short (and, well, medium)-term is what is does to US, especially the current generation of doctors in training. Even the difference between my third year and first-year residents is pretty stark in their use of AI tools (especially Open Evidence)
October 17, 2025 at 1:14 PM
My biggest concern about this technology in the short (and, well, medium)-term is what is does to US, especially the current generation of doctors in training. Even the difference between my third year and first-year residents is pretty stark in their use of AI tools (especially Open Evidence)
...medicine only has a modest influence over whether someone has a good death... familymeetingnotes.substack.com/p/whats-a-go... #medsky #hapc
What's a Good Death...
...apart from a good life?
familymeetingnotes.substack.com
October 17, 2025 at 9:41 AM
...medicine only has a modest influence over whether someone has a good death... familymeetingnotes.substack.com/p/whats-a-go... #medsky #hapc
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Editorial by Robert D. Truog, MD, MA, and R. Sean Morrison, MD: Machine Learning Cannot Replace Surrogate Decision-Makers in Resuscitation Decisions for Incapacitated Patients nejm.ai/3Vysymr
#AI #MedSky #MLSky
#AI #MedSky #MLSky
October 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Editorial by Robert D. Truog, MD, MA, and R. Sean Morrison, MD: Machine Learning Cannot Replace Surrogate Decision-Makers in Resuscitation Decisions for Incapacitated Patients nejm.ai/3Vysymr
#AI #MedSky #MLSky
#AI #MedSky #MLSky
It's remarkable to see the same mistakes we've made with the EMR be re-made with #AI, as suggested in this article from @jamainternalmed.com jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... #MedSky
How Physicians Can Prepare for Generative AI
This Viewpoint discusses basic skills for using generative artificial intelligence (AI) and how to take an active role implementing AI into patient care.
jamanetwork.com
October 14, 2025 at 9:25 AM
It's remarkable to see the same mistakes we've made with the EMR be re-made with #AI, as suggested in this article from @jamainternalmed.com jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... #MedSky