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I just want to be me: trans and gender diverse communities ’ access to and experiences of palliative & end of life care
This report, based on first-hand research with the trans and gender diverse community and those working in end of life care, explores the barriers faced by trans and gender diverse people when accessing end of life, hospice, and palliative care and sets out recommendations for how to tackle them.ReportMore detail (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - February 27, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Equality and diversity Patient involvement, experience and feedback Source Type: blogs

Jimmy Carter brings attention to hospice care: the compassionate side of modern medicine
The recent decision by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter to transition to hospice brings much-needed attention to this crucial part of health care. Hospice care is an essential and compassionate component of modern medicine, providing support and care to patients and families during the most challenging time of their lives. Historically, hospice care has been Read more… Jimmy Carter brings attention to hospice care: the compassionate side of modern medicine originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 21, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Conditions Palliative Care Source Type: blogs

Ensuring your voice is heard: the importance of power of attorney, advance care directives, and POLST forms
My husband was clearly losing his independence after a terminal diagnosis and many hospital visits. I was getting more and more responsibility, which I didn’t mind, but the best way we could handle it was just to let it happen. There was no way to stop it, so we just had to live with it. Read more… Ensuring your voice is heard: the importance of power of attorney, advance care directives, and POLST forms originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 9, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Conditions Palliative Care Source Type: blogs

Cream Puff Days: Coping with grief and finding comfort
I wrote an article on letting grief make you stronger and talked about a trip to the grocery store where I was not as strong as I hoped. I walked by the Cream Puffs and broke into tears. My husband passed away almost four months ago, and he always used to ask me to get Read more… Cream Puff Days: Coping with grief and finding comfort originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 1, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Conditions Palliative Care Source Type: blogs

A physician ’ s journey with COVID-19: reflections on mental coping mechanisms and seeking care [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! In this episode, we hear from Alen Voskanian, a palliative care physician, who shares his personal experience with COVID-19. Dr. Voskanian reflects on the mental coping mechanisms he used to try and understand how he contracted the virus and the guilt he felt about Read more… A physician’s journey with COVID-19: reflections on mental coping mechanisms and seeking care [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - January 31, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Podcast Infectious Disease Palliative Care Source Type: blogs

End-of-life choices: Why Medicare needs to change [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! End-of-life care is a crucial and often overlooked aspect of health care. In this episode, we speak with Kevin Haselhorst, an emergency physician and author who shares his insights on the challenges and opportunities in this area. He discusses the limitations of the current Read more… End-of-life choices: Why Medicare needs to change [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - January 22, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Podcast Medicare Palliative Care Source Type: blogs

The power of communication in palliative care: How words can heal and instill hope
Effective communication has the potential to promote understanding, safety, and connection. It is the foundation of high-quality health care. Our use of language to heal is important in all facets of medicine, but words may be even more powerful when patients face a terminal diagnosis. When medications and life-saving interventions are less of a priority, Read more… The power of communication in palliative care: How words can heal and instill hope originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - January 14, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors:

The slippery slope of legal assisted suicide and euthanasia
We began with terminally ill patients, but the slippery slope is alive and well, smothered in oil. The Western world is increasingly advocating for the advancement of legal euthanasia, and this is a huge mistake. In their quest, advocates for legally assisted suicide by way of a physician are redefining the definition of “immense suffering.” Read more… The slippery slope of legal assisted suicide and euthanasia originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - January 13, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Policy Palliative Care Source Type: blogs

What being a hospice volunteer taught me about health care [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! “The finality of death is a powerful teacher. For some patients, being diagnosed with a terminal illness is an experience that lends a tremendous shift in perspective and newfound authenticity. This can be instructive to them and the people around them. As psychologist Charles Read more… What being a hospice volunteer taught me about health care [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - January 10, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Podcast Palliative Care Source Type: blogs

Learn to earn end-of-life respect
Pele, the famous Brazilian soccer star, reportedly stopped medical treatment for colon cancer. Media outlets stated he was receiving various iterations of comfort, hospice, and palliative care which were perceived as criminal and disrespectful. His daughter denied these allegations on Instagram. How often are those with serious illnesses treated like criminals for wrongdoing? When medical Read more… Learn to earn end-of-life respect originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - January 6, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Physician Oncology/Hematology Palliative Care Source Type: blogs

What ’ s the sense of having a living will if it ’ s not honored?
‘This victory ensures that advance planning documents are legally enforceable and will be respected by doctors; if they are not, individuals can hold providers accountable for violating their health care decisions.” – Greenberg decision, 2022 Dr. Gerald Greenberg was a New York dentist when in 2010, he was diagnosed with early-onset dementia. In 2011, he Read more… What’s the sense of having a living will if it’s not honored? originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - December 25, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Conditions Palliative Care Source Type: blogs

Can Medicare advance directives be simple?
Consider Medicare enrollment with the end in mind. In case of emergency, do seniors prefer medical care or holistic care? Might they designate a medical power of attorney or a merciful power of attorney? Do they oblige CPR or sign a DNR order? The JAMA Network just published Death and End-of-Life Care in Emergency Departments Read more… Can Medicare advance directives be simple? originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - December 25, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Physician Emergency Medicine Palliative Care Source Type: blogs

Who ’ s holding space for you?
The first time I saw someone die was when I volunteered in the ER as an undergraduate student. That day I was helping in the trauma bay, and my job was to quickly run STAT or urgent blood specimens to the lab. The year was 1994. It was winter time, and the tension of the Read more… Who’s holding space for you? originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - December 23, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Physician Palliative Care Source Type: blogs

Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest by Physicians Creating the CDC Opioid Prescribing Guidelines: An Epilogue
by Chad D. Kollas, MD, Beverly Schechtman and Carrie JudySeveral important developments have occurred since the publication of our article, “Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest by Physicians Creating the CDC Opioid Prescribing Guidelines: Bad Faith or Incompetence? ” in Pallimed on September 12, 2022 (1). Most notably, this includes the publication of the 2022 CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain (2), which updated the guidance previously provided by the 2016 CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain (3). In this epilogue, we will describe those important developments and examine ...
Source: Pallimed: A Hospice and Palliative Medicine Blog - November 29, 2022 Category: Palliative Care Tags: CDC judy kollas opioids schechtman Source Type: blogs

What anticipatory grief feels like [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! “I experienced many deaths when I was a nurse, from babies, kids, young adults, the elderly, and my own family. It was always heartbreaking, but I found that staying with the dying and the family and supporting them in what little way I could Read more… What anticipatory grief feels like [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - November 28, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Podcast Palliative Care Source Type: blogs