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, one of the architects of the Affordable Care Act, will join The Daily Circuit Monday, Jan. 14 to share his thoughts on planning end-of-life care for yourself and loved ones.

Dr. Rebecca Sudore, a geriatrician at the University of California, San Francisco, created 

, a program to help people through the process of discussing advanced care planning.

"There's a world of difference between patients and family members who've had time to prepare and have those discussions, and those who haven't, who are more 'deer in the headlights,'" Sudore said 

Emanuel has been advocating a shared decision-making policy where family members and physicians collaborate to figure out what form of care is best for each patient. He is also pushing for more thoughtful and comprehensive end-of-life discussions. Doctors need more training when it comes to talking about end-of-life choices, pain management, and setting expectations, he said.

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