Talking Palliative Care and Death: Get Up, Stand Up, Grow Up
March 11, 2010
Finally. This debate has been waiting to happen ever since NHO added the “PC” to its name back in the…
Maintaining Relationships: Stop Using the Words ‘Terminal’, ‘Dying’, ‘Hospice’, ‘Advance Directives’ and ‘Bereavement’ that Push Others Away
March 10, 2010
The best learning experiences for me have been times when I come away questioning core assumptions about the work I/we…
GeriPal at HPNA/AAHPM in Boston!
March 2, 2010
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine · Events · Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA)
The annual HPNA/AAHPM conference starts tomorrow and many of us will be in Boston (me, Eric Widera, Patrice Villars, Rebecca…
Potpourri from Clinical Work II
February 28, 2010
I’ve been on the palliative care service these last two weeks. Some interesting and challenging issues came up. I don’t…
An invitation from Elise Carey and Laura Morrison… Please join us
February 24, 2010
Do you want to learn more about how your colleagues are teaching learners about hospice and palliative medicine? Then, don’t…
More on dementia and mammograms
February 17, 2010
All Posts · Cancer · Care Managers · Communication · Dementia · End-of-Life · Geriatrics · Mental Health · Palliative Care · Primary Care · Screening
We recently discusseda study that described the common practice of obtaining screening mammograms in women with dementia. We considered how…
A Call for Hospice Reform: Nurse Practitioners Lead the Way
February 15, 2010
Last week a physician colleague expressed her concern about signing routine hospice admission orders for her elderly patient with end…
The last year of life in the oldest-old
February 14, 2010
All Posts · Care Managers · Disability · End-of-Life · Geriatrics · Health Policy · Long Term Care · Seniors
There is a very interesting study in the January issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society that characterizes…
Medicine In Translation
February 12, 2010
“But what will you be doing to cure my disease?” the interpreter said, relaying the words of our patient. Was…
Feeding Tubes in Advanced Dementia: It’s all About Location
February 10, 2010
Feeding tubes are often placed in the hospital setting for patients with advanced dementia, even though there is pretty much a lack…