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Tag Archives: End-of-life care
What are some End-of-Life issues? An Interview with Jennifer Marsh
Opening up about hospice and the crisis of health care funding in America
Jennifer Marsh, LMFT, MS is Community Education & Outreach Coordinator at the Elizabeth Hospice, a private nonprofit in Escondido, CA. The Elizabeth Hospice provides hospice care and counseling to terminally ill individuals and their families, whether or not they can … Continue reading
“Consider the Conversation”
A Documentary on a Taboo Subject: The End-of-Life
In early 2009, hospice worker Mike Bernhagen and filmmaker Terry Kaldhusdal of southern Wisconsin came together for a project that would become the film Consider the Conversation: A Documentary on a Taboo Subject. The project explores the 21st century American … Continue reading
Posted in Something Special
Tagged Consider the Conversation, Documentary, End-of-life care, Film, Taboo, Wisconsin
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No One Dies Alone
Volunteer Program Provides Dignity and Companionship at the End of Life
Since November 2001, the No One Dies Alone program has offered companionship for dying patients who no longer have friends or family nearby to comfort them at the end-of-life. The program originated in Eugene, Oregon. After ICU nurse Sandra Clarke … Continue reading
What is Integrative Medicine? An Interview with Dr. Lael Conway Duncan, MD
She Introduces the Emerging Practice of Private Medical Advocacy and Guidance
I sat down with Lael Conway Duncan, MD, to discuss her work at Good Medicine, a group of healthcare professionals focused on the emerging field of private medical advocacy and guidance in the San Francisco Bay Area. After graduating with … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Advice
Tagged Advance Care Planning, Allopathic Medicine, Bedside Services, DPOA-HC, Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare, End-of-life care, Good Medicine, Healthcare Professional, Intregrative Medicine, Medical System, Naturopathy, Private Medical Advocacy, Private Medical Guidance, San Francisco Bay Area, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Western Medicine
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Psychotherapy at the End of Life Helps Patients and Grieving Families
End-of-life patients pass on their memories and knowledge to families through the process of dignity therapy.
A study at University of Manitoba-Winnipeg, Canada, has tested an addition to the approach to end-of-life care for terminally-ill patients that seems to greatly increase a patient’s quality of life and reduce end-of-life distress. Unlike traditional palliative care, which focuses … Continue reading
Trends in Palliative Care
Recent Advances in End-of-Life Care Have Not Been Matched By Increases in Understanding
In American healthcare, the first decade of the 21st Century saw a substantial increase in emphasis on end-of-life care, through a rise in palliative and hospice programs. This is a wide field indeed, whose diverse practice ranges from accredited palliative … Continue reading
