April 11, 2018
Agitated Delirium in the Last Days of Life
We only die once. We only have one time to get it right. Working on…
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March 26, 2018
Seismic Tremors lead to Earthquake?
The recent New Yorker article entitled “The Death Debate”, a review of the case of…
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March 15, 2018
Pathways to Palliative Care….Harri Brackett, RN, MS, CNS, ACHPN
The CUPallCARE blog is starting a new series called "Pathways to Palliative Care". We have…
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March 6, 2018
Talking about spirituality doesn’t have to be difficult
Every aspect of the person is affected by serious and life-limiting illness. This is also…
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February 21, 2018
PA Hospice Bill # 1284. It’s about time!
Beginning on January 1, 2019, Physician Assistants can begin billing for their services and join hospice providers to care for our dying. In the early morning hours of February 9,…
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February 13, 2018
Coloring Outside the Lines
I have been struggling to put in words what is most important to teach in…
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February 6, 2018
What to Say When Someone is Dying
Jill Smolowe wrote a compelling article in Next Avenue, a health awareness online resource in…
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January 30, 2018
Improving Palliative Care Outcomes for Latinos
Palliative Care is needed everywhere. It is especially impactful in under-served communities as highlighted by…
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January 22, 2018
Case of the DNR tattoo
It’s been quite a while since an end-of-life issue has caused such a buzz in…
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January 9, 2018
Soul Pain
Summit for Soldiers (SOS) is a program put on by NOLS (National Outdoors Leadership School) in Landers, Wyoming. This is one of the many programs that have been developed to…
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