Search results for "Palliative care"
Letter from the editor
The American Board of Medical Specialties last fall began offering board certification in palliative care, opening up an exciting new career path for hospitalists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/02/editor.htm
15 Feb 2009
Is it sepsis?
John Doe was brought to the emergency department by ambulance from a local nursing home.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/02/coding.htm
15 Feb 2009
A sideline that grew outside the lines
Hospitalist Stephen Bekanich, MD, talks about starting a successful palliative care program.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/05/palliative.htm
15 May 2009
Bridging the pain gap
The main goals of pain treatment should be to reduce pain to a level that’s tolerable for the patient, decrease suffering, maximize function and minimize adverse outcomes.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/06/pain.htm
15 Jun 2009
Code status discussions sometimes difficult, but necessary
Understanding individual preferences about code status is critical to delivering the care patients want. Still, code discussions between doctors and patients don't always happen when they should, or at all. A 2008 study in the Journal of Hospital Medicine found that only 10% of patients in six university-based hospitals had documented code discussions within 24 hours of admission.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/10/status.htm
15 Oct 2009
Man meets dog
In the hospital for a series of tests, Mary C. looks forward to a visitor, Casey. When he arrives, Mary's face lights up in anticipation of his warm greeting. But first he has to go through the required alcohol gel routine: one paw at a time.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/10/profile.htm
15 Oct 2009
Letter from the Editor
Once you've recruited a few great hospitalists to your program, you might be tempted to think you've solved your staffing woes. But recruitment is only half the battle. You also need to worry about that other “R” word: retention.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/10/lfe.htm
15 Oct 2009
Test yourself: Opioid therapy
The following cases and commentary, which address opioid therapy, are excerpted from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP14).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/10/ty.htm
15 Oct 2009
Journal watch: Recent studies of note
Recent studies about induced hypothermia after cardiac arrest, atherosclerosis before ACS hospitalization, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/11/jw.htm
15 Nov 2009
Comforting the chronically ill
David K. Jones, MD, takes palliative care up a notch.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/01/profile.htm
15 Jan 2010