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Tag Archives: Palliative Care
Is Palliative Care Right for You?
When cure is not an option, palliative care can improve quality of life
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. ~Leo Buscaglia … Continue reading
Studies Show Differences in Quality of Palliative Care
Black patients and patients with organ failure report poor levels of palliative care
Palliative care is designed to provide comfort to people who have terminal illnesses. Yet multiple studies show that not all patients receive the same quality of care. In one study of Veterans Administration hospitals, black patients were less likely than white patients … Continue reading
How Do You Create An Alternative To Conventional Palliative Care?
An interview with Dr. Michael Fratkin, founder of palliative care telemedicine service ResolutionCare, Part Two
Today SevenPonds concludes our two-part interview with Dr. Michael Fratkin, palliative medicine specialist and president and founder of ResolutionCare. (Read Part One here.) Birthed by Dr. Fratkin’s desire to expand palliative care beyond the limitations of our country’s broken healthcare system, ResolutionCare … Continue reading
How Do You Create An Alternative To Conventional Palliative Care?
An interview with palliative medicine specialist Dr. Michael Fratkin, founder of ResolutionCare, Part One
Today SevenPonds speaks with Dr. Michael Fratkin, palliative medicine specialist and president and founder of ResolutionCare. Birthed by Dr. Fratkin’s desire to expand palliative care beyond the limitations of our country’s broken healthcare system, ResolutionCare is a telemedicine project that uses videoconferencing technology … Continue reading
Do Partial DNRs Increase the Risk of Suffering?
Doctors warn patients that cherry-picking options might cause harm
More patients are taking control of their healthcare wishes than ever before, using advance directives to customize their end of life experiences. While this freedom of choice has given patients more power, doctors warn that some personalized options could do … Continue reading
What is a Doctor’s Role in Advance Care Planning? An Interview with Dr. Karl Steinberg, MD: Part Two
A medical doctor discusses his passion for palliative and hospice care
Today SevenPonds concludes our discussion with Dr. Karl Steinberg, MD. about his two-decade medical practice focusing on palliative and hospice care. (Read Part One here.) Dr. Steinberg is the medical director of three nursing homes and Hospice by the Sea … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Advice
Tagged Allow natural death, AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Family medicine, Home care, Hospice, Hospice care in the United States, Medicare (United States), medicine, Nursing, Nursing home care, Palliative Care, Residential care
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