Description: The most recent (November 18) blog entry from Angela Morrow, RN about a hospice dog, Baxter, who brought cheer to dozens of human beings as they approached the end of life. Link: Visit Site
Description: This link is to a guest blog post (November 6, 2009) by Dr. Ira Byock, director of palliative medicine at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H. In this post, Dr. Byock talks about the House's Affordable Health Care for America Act and the recent section that has been resurrected; reimbursing doctor's for having voluntary
Description: This post from Joanne Kenen on November 20, 2009 reviews some recent news in palliative care including NPR's report on the Gunderson Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse, Wisonsin. Joannes writing is very clear and includes some nice reflections. Link: Visit Site Related Resources: NPR Audio Podcast: Why This Wisconsin City Is The Best
Description: CBS's 60 minutes recently spent time with the Palliative Care Team at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Hospital in Hanover, NH filming part of a segment that aired on sunday November 22nd called The Cost of Dying. Link: Visit Site Related Resources: Geripal Blog: Dying in 14 Minutes of 60 Minutes Geripal Blog: "How should costs fit into
Description: This Gel Video is of Bridget Duffy speaking at the 2009 Gel Health conference. She talks about her recent experience as a patient with a broken leg and how that has continued to inspire her work improving the patient experience. Link: Visit Site Media Video: Related Resources: Gel Health Conference 2009 Video: Dr. Bridget
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: 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: 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: Some conversations are easier than others Last Thanksgiving weekend, many of us bloggers participated in the first documented “blog rally” to promote Engage With Grace – a movement aimed at having all of us understand and communicate our end-of-life wishes. It was a great success, with over 100 bloggers in the healthcare space and
Description: Tuesday December 1, 2009: Medicare recently started publicly reporting hospital readmission rates as a measure of quality, and there are proposals to financially penalize hospitals with high rates of readmission. A recent article in the Annals of Internal Medicine makes a compelling case that an unintended consequence of such a proposal could be to
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