Last week I was trying out my new camper-trailer driving on a dirt road in the mountains heading for secluded camping spot. As the road got narrower and rougher I…
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I loved this carton as a kid. The clearly crooked rocket that would probably blow-up. Yet it is only at this late point in the process that they start…
Every aspect of the person is affected by serious and life-limiting illness. This is also true for family members who care for their loved ones in times of illness. Healthcare…
Jill Smolowe wrote a compelling article in Next Avenue, a health awareness online resource in its June 21, 2016, edition, with this tantalizing title: What to Say When Someone is...
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It’s been quite a while since an end-of-life issue has caused such a buzz in the medical world or in the public conversation. Everybody from the New York Times to…
Has anyone seen those Johnson & Johnson commercials that celebrate nursing? They were created several years ago. I remember seeing glimpses of them in passing as I hurried through my…
This Wednesday, September 28, at University of Colorado Hospital, Dr. Scott D. Halpern will be giving a Grand Rounds on a topic of great interest: Changing Choice Architecture to Improve…
When you work with patients/families who are trying to make difficult decisions, it is easy to slip into that reverie of “If they only knew what we know…”. We think…
What do you think patients living with serious and life-limiting illness in your hospital, long-term care facility, or outpatient clinic would say if they were asked: Over the past two…