Tag: end-of-life

What Does a Good Death Mean to You and Your Family? Have You Had the Conversation?

When my father was healthy, he used to jokingly say that he…

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Examining the Harm Done by Sarah Palin’s “Death Panel” Rhetoric

  Give a dog a bad name and hang him   Give a dog…

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Dying in the 21st Century

I happened to  run across this TEDxNewy 2011 (Newcastle, AU): Paul Saul I…

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End-of-Life Discussions Do Not Affect Survival Rates

Discussing and documenting patients’ preferences for care at the end of life…

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End of Life Wishes Simplified with Patient / Physician Agreement

Courtesy Ohio State UniversityCourtesy Ohio State UniversityAdvance directives, which allow people to…

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