$10,000 Design Challenge to Improve the Communication of End-of-life Preferences
April 23, 2013
Do you have any good ideas on how to get more people to complete advance directives early, re-visit them periodically,…
Should Failure to Follow Preferences be a Medical Error? #NHDD Question
April 16, 2013
Today is National Healthcare Decisions Day. The day was created as “an initiative to encourage patients to express their wishes…
Three Things to Put Your Name Behind in Geriatrics and Palliative Care
March 25, 2013
Dr. Tatum with Sen. Blunt 1. The Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) We have written about PCHETA…
The Shortsighted Argument in Limiting Hospice Access
March 5, 2013
It feels like every passing day brings with it more news of an aggressive campaign to reign in the cost…
Palliative Care and Chronic Pain: Time for a Rethink?
February 26, 2013
There is a revolution in palliative care. No longer just for those with advanced and often-incurable illness, individuals receiving palliative…
Opportunities to Educate the Public, National Public Radio (NPR), and Even Ourselves about Hospice and Palliative Care
February 22, 2013
I was completely thrilled this morning to see that NPR had a blog postcovering the Choosing Wisely initiative. The NPR…
Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question in Palliative Care and Geriatrics
February 21, 2013
The American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) and the American Geriatrics Society have partnered up the American Board of…
Gearing Up for the AAHPM Annual Meeting
February 18, 2013
This is the first in a series of posts focused on the upcoming American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine’s…
What’s in a Name: The Branding Issues of Geriatrics and Palliative Care
January 30, 2013
One common issue that comes up in both palliative care and geriatrics is how to address the lack of name…
Congratulations to the 2013 Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Physician Awardees
January 16, 2013
We would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to the 5 physicians just been named as recipients of the 2013…