tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17914723081908498272024-03-14T04:40:17.492-04:00New Hampshire Hospice & Palliative CareAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13178046349105449483noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791472308190849827.post-60107000599412283962017-03-07T16:34:00.003-05:002017-03-07T16:38:27.106-05:00How the End of Life Presents Enormous Opportunity<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/03/power-of-meaning/518196/" target="_blank">How to Find Meaning in the Face of Death</a> - Emily Esfahani Smith describes how psychiatrist William Breitbart helps terminally ill patients find enormous opportunity in the end of life experience.<br />
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Taken from Smith's new book <a href="http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780553419993" target="_blank"><i>The Power of Meaning: Crafting a Life that Matters</i></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791472308190849827.post-80460152735206771922016-10-11T15:45:00.003-04:002016-10-11T15:45:43.835-04:00What did the new OIG Report Really Say?Heather Wilson, of Weatherbee Resources and the Hospice Compliance Network, <a href="http://www.hospicecompliance.com/oig/really" target="_blank">explains what the OIG report <i>really</i> said</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791472308190849827.post-64591104932544401572016-10-11T15:40:00.004-04:002016-10-11T15:40:55.931-04:00Parker Palmer speaks about the <a href="http://www.onbeing.org/blog/parker-palmer-the-gift-of-presence-the-perils-of-advice/8628">Gift of Presence and the Perils of Advice</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791472308190849827.post-72720591653656096122016-04-18T21:32:00.003-04:002016-04-18T21:32:38.139-04:00View: What Does a Good Day Mean to Your Patients?Lachlan Forrow, MD, advisor to <a href="http://theconversationproject.org/" target="_blank">The Conversation Project</a>, talks about what a good day means to his patients. One terminally ill patient, Dolly Baker, says that for her a good day is one where she is able to sing. Would your team uncover this information as part of their routine?<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791472308190849827.post-80058805992967911882016-03-14T20:19:00.000-04:002016-03-14T20:19:14.819-04:00Listen: Debating Physician-Assisted Suicide: The Risks vs The Right to Choose Guests on <a href="http://nhpr.org/post/debating-physician-assisted-suicide-risks-vs-right-choose" target="_blank">this episode of The Exchange</a> include:<br />
<b><u>Dan Feltes</u></b>, Democratic State Senator from Concord. He is a sponsor of SB426, which seeks to create a study committee about physician-assisted suicide.<br />
<b><u>Jim Kinhan</u></b>, a retired clinical social worker and co-founder of Human Dynamics Associates in Concord. He has colon cancer and has been on a chemotherapy cycle for almost three years.<br />
<b><u>Mike Skibbie</u></b>, policy director for the New Hampshire's Disability Rights Center.<br />
<b><u>Rob Spencer</u></b>, doctor certified in anesthesiology, pain management, hospice and palliative medicine. He has been involved in end-of-life care for more than 30 years.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791472308190849827.post-57809252265548153042016-03-07T09:06:00.003-05:002016-03-07T09:06:49.812-05:00Listen: Does Facing Death Lessen Fears of Dying?New England Public Radio's Susan Kaplan speaks with Professor Michael Norton and Mount Holyoke College President Lynn Pasquerella about the impact of conversations that people in America are having about death and dying.
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<a href="http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/billText.aspx?id=1086" target="_blank">NH Senate Bill 426; Commission to Study End-of-Life Choices</a>, is currently under consideration.
Please <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FJV2WPR" target="_blank">take our short, 4-question survey</a>, by 5 March 2016, and let us know where you stand!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791472308190849827.post-10284599330114947562016-02-28T09:00:00.000-05:002016-02-28T09:00:01.801-05:00Read: 10 Must Read Books about End-of-Life CareThe wonderful people at the Conversation Project have kindly compiled a <a href="http://theconversationproject.org/tcp-blog/10-must-reads-about-death-and-end-of-life-care/" target="_blank">list of the top ten must-read books on end-of-life care</a> for your browsing pleasure. Don't miss the comments section for additional suggestions - and be sure to add your recommendation to the growing list!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791472308190849827.post-73894546279148301892016-02-18T08:30:00.000-05:002016-02-18T08:30:08.675-05:00Read: Medical Schools Rethink How they Teach Students About Opioids<a href="http://www.medpagetoday.com/PublicHealthPolicy/MedicalEducation/56025" target="_blank">A Medpage Today article</a> examines the recent emphasis by medical schools on thoughtful prescribing in light of the current opioid epidemic.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13178046349105449483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791472308190849827.post-51565335003626307262016-02-07T09:00:00.000-05:002016-02-07T09:00:19.972-05:00View: Ain't No Way to Die Video
<p style="text-align: left;">ZDoggMD's latest video paints a uniquely compelling picture about the importance of end of life discussions.<br /><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NAlnRHicgWs?rel=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791472308190849827.post-87898754276851117192016-02-02T20:52:00.003-05:002016-02-02T20:55:46.802-05:00Listen: On My Own<iframe frameborder="0" height="290" scrolling="no" src="http://www.npr.org/player/embed/464583214/464972054" title="NPR embedded audio player" width="100%"></iframe>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791472308190849827.post-31154839844260510682016-01-25T09:43:00.001-05:002016-01-25T09:43:46.594-05:00Read: "When Breath Becomes Air" Book ReviewIn her <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/07/books/review-in-when-breath-becomes-air-dr-paul-kalanithi-confronts-an-early-death.html?_r=1" target="_blank">review of Dr. Paul Kalanithi's posthumously published memoir</a>, which examines the question of what makes a life worth living, critic Janet Maslin says: "Finishing this book and then forgetting about it is simply not an option."<br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25614898-when-breath-becomes-air" target="_blank">When Breath Becomes Air</a>, by Paul Kalathini<br />
Foreword by Abraham Vergese<br />
Published January 2016Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791472308190849827.post-45810883417714119012016-01-10T09:00:00.000-05:002016-01-10T09:00:24.639-05:00Watch: Good News About Dying in America<a href="http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/856335" target="_blank">In this brief At Large At Medscape video clip</a>, Dr. George Lumberg discusses the now-changing culture involving end-of-life issues in America.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791472308190849827.post-3484941576980146892016-01-03T20:38:00.001-05:002016-01-03T20:38:25.449-05:00Read: ICUs: Time to Overcome Resistance to Palliative Care ServicesIn a <a href="http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/856341" target="_blank">Medscape article</a>, Betty R. Ferrell, PhD, RN addresses the barriers to fully benefiting from palliative care for some of the sickest and most costly patients across ICUs in every hospital setting.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791472308190849827.post-41576195633396723402015-12-27T09:24:00.000-05:002015-12-27T09:24:00.810-05:00Read: A Parting Lesson from My ParentsAfter helping three family members with their end of life, Andrew Dreyfus, CEO and President of Blue Cross Blue Shield in Massachusetts, explains that the <a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2015/12/16/setting-terms-for-how-die/8fCt9ktslolRYUGObgygdL/story.html" target="_blank">real job of medicine is not to ensure health and survival but to ensure well-being</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791472308190849827.post-51704839196349395602015-12-14T06:41:00.000-05:002015-12-14T06:41:47.457-05:00Be Inspired: An End-of-Life Doctor Faces His Own End <a href="http://harpers.org/archive/2016/01/when-i-die/3/" target="_blank">An article in Harper's Magazine</a> describes what a long-term hospice supporter and dying with dignity pioneer Peter Rasmussen chose for his own end-of-life experience.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791472308190849827.post-530776283684584182015-12-08T22:04:00.001-05:002015-12-08T22:10:01.659-05:00Listen: The Institute for Healthcare Improvement explores Medicare Reimbursement and Meaningful Conversations about End-of-Life CareA recent WIHI program featured <a href="http://www.ihi.org/resources/Pages/AudioandVideo/WIHIMedicareReimbursements.aspx#.VmeaGpCNvZY.blogger">WIHI: Medicare Reimbursement and Meaningful Conversations about End-of-Life Care</a> (click on the link for highlights of the show). The panel included nationally renowned contributors to the field including The Conversation Project's Harriet Warshaw, as well as Kate Lally, Director of Palliative Care, Care New England, Holly Oh, CMO The Dimock Center, and Jocelyn Moore, Managing Director of The Glover Park Group.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791472308190849827.post-43190828590471200182015-11-22T21:06:00.000-05:002015-11-22T21:06:30.789-05:00Read: After the Cranberries and Pie, Let's Talk About DeathNancy Shute <a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/npr/247332918/after-the-cranberries-and-pie-let-s-talk-about-death" target="_blank">writes compellingly about The Conversation</a> for NPR.<br />
"Lean into it, step up to the plate," says <a href="http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/education/continuing-education/center-for-ethics/about/structure-governance/faculty-staff.cfm" target="_blank">Dr Susan Tolle</a>, director of the Center for Ethics in Health Care at Oregon Health Science University. "On Thanksgiving after dinner, tell your children what you want. You really will lift a burden."Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791472308190849827.post-37732299768888580392015-11-08T09:47:00.000-05:002015-11-08T09:47:00.185-05:00View: Interactive Map on Palliative Care Access by StateThe <a href="https://www.capc.org/" target="_blank">Center to Advance Palliative Care</a> has released its <a href="https://reportcard.capc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/CAPC-Report-Card-2015.pdf" target="_blank">State by State Report Card</a> on palliative care access for 2015. <a href="https://reportcard.capc.org/" target="_blank">View the interactive map here</a> and read about key findings. <a href="http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/jpm.2015.0351" target="_blank">Accompanying article</a>, published in the Journal of Palliative Medicine. <br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791472308190849827.post-86637930902949028352015-11-01T08:30:00.000-05:002015-11-01T08:30:00.102-05:00Read: Program Dramatically Boosts Number of Patients Able to Die at HomeA new program called the <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-25/hundreds-access-program-of-end-of-life-care-at-home/6883162" target="_blank">Palliative Care Home Support Program</a>, launched in 2013 in Australia, has resulted in a dramatic increase in the number of people who are able to die in the comfort of their own home.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791472308190849827.post-50345601983182288172015-10-25T09:15:00.000-04:002015-10-25T09:15:00.181-04:00Read: Time off of Work Can Help Loved Ones Die at HomeA <a href="http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/13/235" target="_blank">new study</a> by Barbara Gomes, from the Cicely Saunders Institute at Kings College London, reveals for the first time just how important <a href="http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/10/09/447115510/to-die-at-home-it-helps-to-have-someone-who-can-take-time-off-work" target="_blank">compassionate care benefits are in allowing loved ones to die in peace at home</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791472308190849827.post-31715290357805089012015-10-18T09:00:00.000-04:002015-10-18T09:00:03.021-04:00Read: The UK leads the world in palliative careAccording to a <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/health-34415362" target="_blank">recent report conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit</a>, the UK places first in the world in terms of end-of-life care. The US rated ninth, behind the Netherlands and Germany. Iraq came in at the bottom of the list.<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791472308190849827.post-11189255673745885472015-10-11T08:00:00.000-04:002015-10-11T08:00:08.803-04:00Read: "You never fully get over it" - experiencing complicated grief<a href="http://external.bangordailynews.com/projects/2015/09/grief/#.VgyCrGRVhHz" target="_blank">One woman's journey with grief</a>. The Bangor Daily News article mentions the <a href="http://endoflife.weill.cornell.edu/research/grief-intensity-scale" target="_blank">Grief Intensity Scale</a>, which was developed at the <a href="http://endoflife.weill.cornell.edu/" target="_blank">Center for Research on End-of-Life Care at Weill Cornell Medical College</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791472308190849827.post-24949964867051607752015-10-04T08:58:00.000-04:002015-10-04T08:58:00.283-04:00Listen: Palliative nurse Theresa Brown on the privilege of caring for dying patientsTerri Gross interviews Theresa Brown, whose latest release, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24001091-the-shift" target="_blank">The Shift: One Nurse, Twelve Hours, Four Patients' Lives</a>, describes her experiences working as a nurse in a busy hospital's oncology department.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791472308190849827.post-67797844107907895442015-09-30T09:45:00.000-04:002015-09-30T09:46:40.780-04:00Read: People want doctors to be paid to discuss end-of-life with patientsThe Huffington Post cuts straight to the chase: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/americans-love-death-panels_560aa886e4b0768126ff24a5">Americans Love 'Death Panels.' Sorry, Sarah Palin!</a><br />
The original <a href="http://connect.kff.org/new-poll-examines-public-s-views-of-cadillac-tax-end-of-life-planning-and-aca?ecid=ACsprvtRdC7fW51Uognm0AQQaEsDl5u1TbKCg56aQUw-iWL-A8JPP51mtswYiZd_5pD3rfKHXgT1&utm_campaign=KFF%3A+2015+September+Tracking+Poll&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=22438028&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--zFkmS_e8PGHA1eDNW-qKiMpaRaKq8Kr12X_9SX7OkzVuyY1yqJo1SRQtxaPi-slakFU22jhzhtKnZixgIrI9nbZk_jA&_hsmi=22438028" target="_blank">Kaiser Family Foundation article and poll results</a>, which also examines current public opinion on the American Care Act.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0