Jan. 4, 2018Thursday end-of-life care Final Lessons Perspectives on living and dying from best-selling author’s widow Lucy Kalanithi, MD, reflects on life, death and the unique relationship between physicians and terminally ill patients.
June 26, 2017Monday end-of-life careJAOAresearch Caring for older patients Should your patients with dementia be taking antipsychotics? Off-label prescription of antipsychotics to manage dementia is common, but the risks often outweigh the benefits, JAOA article reports.
April 18, 2016Monday advance care planningend-of-life care DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS End-of-life care conversations are a challenge for physicians, poll finds Fewer than one-third of physicians reported receiving formal training in advance care planning.
Nov. 11, 2015Wednesday end-of-life careomed 2015 Managing pain Opioids in palliative care: 5 tips for reducing side effects Nausea and sedation are common, but physicians should also be alert to complications like opioid-induced neurotoxicity.
Sept. 29, 2015Tuesday end-of-life care Final Wishes ‘Nobody lives forever’: DOs share their end-of-life care preferences Have your experiences as a physician shaped your end-of-life care plan? Two DOs speak candidly about how they would want their lives to end.
Sept. 11, 2015Friday end-of-life careosteopathic medical education Whole-patient care OMT, pureed carrots and immersion: Teaching students end-of-life care Creative instruction at two osteopathic medical schools trains future physicians to treat patients at the end of life.
March 19, 2015Thursday end-of-life care Hot topic When patients look to you to help themselves die As 14 states consider Death with Dignity legislation, DOs and MDs for and against physician-assisted suicide share their thoughts.
Feb. 5, 2015Thursday end-of-life careprescribing opioids Practicing compassion How to provide better end-of-life care Palliative medicine physicians share the techniques they use to find the best treatment for their patients.
Dec. 17, 2014Wednesday end-of-life care Quality vs. length End-of-life care: We’re doing it wrong, experts say As the nation re-evaluates its approach to palliative care, DO geriatricians explain what osteopathic physicians do differently.
Aug. 4, 2014Monday end-of-life caregeriatric medicine Aging With Dignity Hero Next Door: DO revamping geriatric medicine in northwest Pa. James Lin, DO, is overseeing construction of a state-of-the-art 138-bed senior living center designed with patient comfort in mind.