Physician-assisted death: A door worth walking through
June 15, 2016
I met him once. He was referred to me for pain management and depression. In our visit, he described a…
Aid in dying: a wedge issue for palliative care
June 10, 2016
by: Alex Smith MD, @AlexSmithMD I’ve written before about my evolution in thinking about aid in dying. How, while I…
Can physicians initiate conversations about aid in dying? Should they?
June 9, 2016
By Laura Petrillo, MD, @lpetrillz As of today, it is legal for seriously ill patients in California to request lethal…
Aid in Dying: a triumph of choice over care?
June 7, 2016
by: Elizabeth Dzeng (@LizDzeng) On September 11, 2015, the legislative bodies of California and the United Kingdom were both faced…
Just ask-tell-ask: Physician-Surrogate discordance about prognosis in the ICU
May 18, 2016
by: Alex Smith, @AlexSmithMD I’m sure that all of us have encountered this scenario: the doctor thinks patient’s prognosis is…
How We Die: It’s Less about Who You Are and More About Where You Live
May 16, 2016
by: Eric Widera (@ewidera) Doctors want to believe that they will die differently than the rest of the US. Just…
SPRINT Trial: Should We Aim for Lower Target Blood Pressures for Older Adults?
May 6, 2016
by: Meera Sheffrin (@doctormeera) The SPRINT trial came out about 6 months ago– it was supposed to revolutionize the way…
Thickened Liquid Challenge Strikes Back – #ThickenedLiquidChallenge
May 2, 2016
by: Eric Widera (@ewidera) This week’s JAMA IMincludes a case of a woman in her 90s with advanced dementia who…
Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA)
April 25, 2016
Do you think palliative care is important for patients and families? Do you think palliative care is essential for the…
When older adults enroll in hospice, symptoms improve
April 19, 2016
By Alex Smith, @AlexSmithMD Hospice has taken some tough blows in the last few years. Funding cuts. A reporter at…