Description: This is a November 12th blog from Geripal about a New York Times article written by Celia Dugger. The article is about the aging of Nelson Mandela and Geripal offers some nice thoughts on people's perception of aging. Link: Visit Site
Synopsis: Joan Bakewell discusses the real-life case of Mary, a terminally-ill woman in her 80s. She has considered her condition and has decided that she wants to die. Source: The BBC Vol/Page/Date: August 6, 2009 Resource Type: Video or Podcast Author/Source: BBC: Inside the Ethics Committee Link URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00lvgwj keywords: ethics, suicide, refusing palliative care
Description: This Bryan Harnetiaux play offers a warm and often funny exploration of a family’s struggle with a variety of end-of-life issues as they come to terms with the eventual loss of their matriarch, Vesta. This 90-minute drama has been used by hospices, churches, divinity schools, medical schools, and other organizations all over the nation
Description: This audio podcast from NPR's All Things Considered on November 17, 2009 is about the quality of dying at the Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Their success is based on the number of patients who have completed advanced directives-- a task that is aided by specially trained nurses who spend up to an
Description: November 22, 2009: CBS did a segment entitled "The Cost Of Dying" on tonight's 60 Minutes.Considering the title of the segment and the short amount of time alloted to it, CBS's coverage was accurate and thought provoking.I'd have done some things differently.....for example: Point made: Patients most often don't pay their medical
Description: Click here for the April edition of Palliative Care Grand Rounds. This month is hosted by blogger Palliative Care Success- he outlines what is happening in the palliative care blogosphere and provides links to all their posts. Topics range from health care reform to futile care and hot discussion topics debating the need for
Description: November 12, 2009: At their November 5 public meeting, MedPAC (Medicare Payment Advisory Commission), discussed an analysis of hospice visit patterns. The data was collected to assist them in making recommendations for changes to the Medicare payment system for hospice services. Previously, MedPAC recommended changing the current flat per diem system of hospice payments
Description: November 23, 2009: Diane Meier just tweeted: "60 minutes misses the point- palliative care is about matching treatment to patient goals, NOT stopping it." The central question raised by the 60 minute episode and subsequent discussion: how should costs fit into the conversation about end-of-life care? Various positions: 1. We should focus on
Description: Saturday, March 20, 2010"Denmark" R.N. just died. She was my first breast cancer patient out of fellowship and training. My first breast cancer patient where I was the "doctor". No backup. Nobody to turn to for advice. I write the orders, I explain the side effects. I hold the hands. She was only 33
Description: November 10, 2009: Hospices across the country care for terminally ill veterans during the final weeks and months of their lives. In honor of Veterans Day, we want to share the story of Cpl. Adam Austin and Staff Sgt. Deuntae Preston, both members of the United States Marine Corps. They serve as volunteers through
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