14th Annual Pallimed Party (aka Un-Meeting)
by Christian SinclairWell, I know we all wish we were in San Diego learning from each other, seeing old friends, and making new ones, but the fact is we are not doing that. I still want to honor the spirit of the annual Pallimed Party, even though throwing a party does not feel like the right optics. So let ' s call it an un-meeting.So how will this work? I ' m not quite sure, so bear with me. It is going to be kind of experimental so if being an early adopter is your thing, I totally get it if you are out. But a small group of us are going to try to do something virtually. It will primarily consist of the online platform ...
Source: Pallimed: A Hospice and Palliative Medicine Blog - March 18, 2020 Category: Palliative Care Tags: party sinclair Source Type: blogs
7 reflections on grief and personal loss as told by a medical student
Being a medical student during your clinical years imparts a certain feeling of invincibility. For many of us, this is our first-time taking care of patients. Our history-taking and physical exam skills are being honed like superpowers. Our clinical knowledge is growing. We begin to take ownership of patients as our own. With all but […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - March 17, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/tasia-isbell" rel="tag" > Tasia Isbell < /a > < /span > Tags: Education Medical school Palliative Care Source Type: blogs
The Voice and Role of Palliative Care in the Era of COVID-19
by Suzana Makowski (@suzanakm)Theguidelines outlined in the recent letter co-sponsored by Pallimed and Geripal serve as important reminders of key messages for clinicians: social distancing, handwashing, use of personal protective equipment to help flatten the curve of viral spread, adhering to protocols about screening, testing and even triaging.I would advocate for another layer of engagement in this effort. Palliative care as a specialty is uniquely positioned to address the people who are likely to be disproportionately affected by the disease: the chronically ill and the aged. After all, this population is the demogra...
Source: Pallimed: A Hospice and Palliative Medicine Blog - March 17, 2020 Category: Palliative Care Tags: covid emergency preparedness makowski Source Type: blogs
The Dizzying Experience of Healthcare in the Time of a Pandemic
By Lyle Fettig@fettiglyleCheck out the Pallimed COVID-19 Resource page here. - Ed.I love theletter co-published by Pallimed and Geripal about COVID,and you should read that too. As an erstwhile (for now) Pallimed contributor, I thought I ' d toss in my two cents with some additional thoughts/reflections based on week 1 of preparing for the COVID pandemic as a palliative care physician.Over the last week, I ' ve operated mentally in most of these lanes:1. Primary prevention and public health:Through extensive advocacy for social distancing and widespread testing. I have talked about it with my patients and my own family and...
Source: Pallimed: A Hospice and Palliative Medicine Blog - March 17, 2020 Category: Palliative Care Tags: covid emergency preparedness fettig Source Type: blogs
Proper endings like this feel right
He was a logical man. A northeast Ohio man. Who worked all his life and worked hard. I can see it in his hands. They are entirely calloused with traces of grease impervious even to pumice soap. A family man. His wife and sons and daughters are at bedside. And proud grandson, just a man, […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - March 13, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/nicholas-brennecke" rel="tag" > Nicholas Brennecke, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Hospital-Based Medicine Palliative Care Source Type: blogs
A Letter of Support For You and ThoughtsAbout COVID19
Co-published March 13th onGeriPal andPallimedDear Hospice and Palliative Care community,We are sad we cannot be together this year at the Annual Assembly and deeply concerned about the growing risk of the novel coronavirus. We want to send you a bit of encouragement, and some thoughts on how we can take care of ourselves, our teams, and our community in the setting of this new pandemic.We have always “punched above our weight” as a field, and the secret to that has been hard work, community, and being smart.We don ’t have to tell you to work hard. You and your teams know how to do this.1) Start social distancing from...
Source: Pallimed: A Hospice and Palliative Medicine Blog - March 13, 2020 Category: Palliative Care Tags: covid emergency preparedness pandemic rosielle sinclair smith tatum Widera yang Source Type: blogs
A Letter of Support For You and Thoughts About COVID-19
Co-published March 13th onGeriPal andPallimedDear Hospice and Palliative Care community,We are sad we cannot be together this year at the Annual Assembly and deeply concerned about the growing risk of the novel coronavirus. We want to send you a bit of encouragement, and some thoughts on how we can take care of ourselves, our teams, and our community in the setting of this new pandemic.We have always “punched above our weight” as a field, and the secret to that has been hard work, community, and being smart.We don ’t have to tell you to work hard. You and your teams know how to do this.1) Start social distancing from...
Source: Pallimed: A Hospice and Palliative Medicine Blog - March 13, 2020 Category: Palliative Care Tags: covid emergency preparedness pandemic rosielle sinclair smith tatum Widera yang Source Type: blogs
We can ’t deny death, even if it’s a colleague
Does care fall short or go higher when the patient is one of our own? It depends on who you ask: We, the medical team, believe we try hard for everyone, but go the extra mile when it’s one of our own. Perhaps to family/outsiders, we’re not doing enough. A recent case illustrates this phenomenon: […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - March 12, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/patricia-m-fogelman" rel="tag" > Patricia M. Fogelman, DNP < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions Palliative Care Source Type: blogs
Informed Consent: More than a Piece of Paper
Join me on May 18, 2020 for the Vermont Ethics Network Spring Palliative Care Conference.
Building off and updating my last big article in this space, I will describe the horrendous state of medical informed consent, why it is so very bad, and w... (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - March 2, 2020 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD Tags: Health Care syndicated Source Type: blogs
Palliative Care Could Help Improve Older Person ’s Quality of Life
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Dear Carol: My mother is 93-years-old and depressed. She has advanced macular degeneration, poor hearing, and all-over arthritis pain, which can be debilitating. She has medication for heart and blood pressure, but she refuses to take her pills because they make her feel worse. I know that she’s got a lot of challenges and that she’s in pain, but when she says she’s done living I don’t know what to say or do. I want to tell her that it will all get better, but obviously, it won’t. I’ve suggested that she see a doctor about an antidepressant. She says she doesn’t want to do that. How d...
Source: Minding Our Elders - February 29, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Source Type: blogs
When a wife won ’t let her husband die
We were told to wear masks before entering this patient ’s ICU room. Entering his room, you could smell his rotting flesh. He was 92 years old. His skin would slough off if you dared to bathe him. His decubitus ulcers were raging with infection. As long as I’ve been an ICU nurse, this was the […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 27, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/debbie-moore-black" rel="tag" > Debbie Moore-Black, RN < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions Critical Care Palliative Care Source Type: blogs
The medicine that defines hospice care
An excerpt from Death Is But a Dream: Finding Hope and Meaning at Life’s End. Published on February 11, 2020 by Avery, and imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House, LLC. Copyright © 2020 by William Hudson, LLC Dying in the hospital is an expensive proposition that ironically leads to neither […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 11, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/christopher-kerr" rel="tag" > Christopher Kerr, MD, PhD < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions Palliative Care Source Type: blogs
Why physicians should acknowledge the validity of second opinions
One of the most valuable jobs I held following fellowship was working as a full-time deputy editor at UpToDate. My “territory” was breast, gynecologic, and genitourinary oncology, and I helped launch cancer survivorship and palliative care. I learned to really and critically read the literature, and how I could summarize it quickly so that my […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 2, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/don-s-dizon" rel="tag" > Don S. Dizon, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions breast cancer Oncology/Hematology Source Type: blogs
A Letter to Ms. Judy Faulkner & Mr. Tommy Thompson
By GRACE CORDOVANO PhD, BCPA
Being a patient or a carepartner can be a lonely, powerless
place.
There’s no high powered legal or lobbying team to help support
you in your or your loved one’s health care journey. There’s no PR team at your
beck and call. There’s no advisory board, no executive committee, no
assistants, no chatbots or AI-powered technology coming to the rescue. There’s
no funding or a company sponsoring your efforts.
There’s no course in how to be a professional patient or
carepartner.
There’s no one there in the stillness and dark of the night, when
you are in the quiet of your tho...
Source: The Health Care Blog - January 24, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Health Policy Patients caregivers carepartner Grace Cordovano Judy Faulkner patient advocacy Patient advocates Tommy Thompson Source Type: blogs
