When the doctor gets sick …
This NYT piece that tells the story of the illness and death of a hospice-palliative care physician is generating a lot of discussion, including some clarifications from her husband.
Bioethics
The Lady and the Reaper
The Lady and the Reaper is a wonderful Academy Award nominated short (8 1/2 minutes) about the modern day struggle to die.
palliative sedation: the last resort may not be the best
Gerard S Brungardt, MD, BeL, FACP, FAAHPM Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice; University of Kansas School of Medicine – Wichita, Wichita, KS 67202, Daniel P. Sulmasy, OFM, MD, PhD, Farr A. Curlin, MD, University of Chicago, Chicago, Il, 60637 We are pleased that Quill et al. recognize a distinction between Proportionate Palliative Sedation (PPS)—vigorous treatment of …
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