The Nature of Suffering: BJ Miller and Naomi Saks
February 8, 2024
In 1982 Eric Cassell published his landmark essay: On the Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Medicine. Though his…
RCT of Default Inpatient PC Consults: Kate Courtright & Scott Halpern
February 2, 2024
Last week we talked about a trial of a nurse and social worker outpatient palliative care intervention published in JAMA. …
RCT of Palliative Care for Heart Failure and Lung Disease: David Bekelman and Lyndsay DeGroot
January 25, 2024
In a JAMA 2020 systematic review of palliative care for non-cancer serious illness, Kieran Quinn found many positives, as we…
Substance Use Disorder in Aging and Serious Illness: A Podcast with Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Jessica Merlin, Devon Check
January 18, 2024
The CDC’s Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain excludes those undergoing cancer treatment, palliative care, and end-of-life care. In…
What is going on with MAID in Canada? Bill Gardner, Leonie Herx, & Sonu Gaind
January 11, 2024
Four percent of deaths in Canada are due to Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID). Four percent. The number of people…