Mostly Dead vs Completely Dead: A Distinction Best Left to Hollywood
May 14, 2012
I was at a dinner a meeting of the Greenwall Faculty Scholars, a bioethics career development program for junior faculty,…
Advance directives reduce end-of-life costs in New York and Los Angeles
October 5, 2011
When have advance directives ever been shown to do anything? They were a complete failure in SUPPORT. Study after study…
A Study of Dignity Therapy on Distress and the End-of-Life Experience
September 5, 2011
Dignity Therapy is a brief form of psychotherapy developed by Harvey Chochinov, MD with a goal of conserving a dying…
Graceful dying – all is not equal
August 18, 2011
My dog is dying. When he was diagnosed two months ago with brain lesions, we had an open, practical conversation…
The Effects of DNR Orders on Post-Surgical Outcomes
April 24, 2011
If you happened to read WebMD the other day you would have seen an article with the headlines ‘DNR Orders…
What if Mom dies in San Francisco but Dad is buried in Vermont?
January 16, 2011
I was recently asked by a patient’s family member what they need to prepare for should their loved one pass…
Dying without Dialysis
September 28, 2010
There is a terrific article in this weeks Journal of Pain and Symptom Management by Fliss Murtagh of King’s College…
REALLY Letting Go: Beyonde Gawande
July 28, 2010
by: Brad Stuart MD Atul Gawande’s brilliant essay in the New Yorker sums up the dilemma we face, whether we’re…
Atul Gawande New Yorker Article “Letting Go”
July 27, 2010
I want to draw people’s attention to a fantastic new piece in the New Yorker by Atul Gawande titled, “Letting…
Notes from the Field: Getting Older in the Developing World
July 26, 2010
I arrived in Chiapas, Mexico, one of the most southern states in Mexico three days ago. Known as one of…