Search results for "Palliative care"
Letter from the Editor
This issue discusses partial DNRs and includes extensive coverage from Internal Medicine 2011, held this April in San Diego.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/06/lfe.htm
15 Jun 2011
Seven on/seven off: Readers respond
Readers respond to a recent opinion piece on seven on/seven off scheduling.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/07/lte.htm
15 Jul 2011
New model reliably predicts two-month survival for advanced cancer patients
A combination of clinical and lab variables can predict two-week and two-month survival for patients with advanced cancer, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/09/14/6.htm
14 Sep 2011
Improving outcomes with new roles
A medical center in Vero Beach, Fla., reduced code blues and implemented multi-disciplinary rounds through a patient safety and quality initiative.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/11/success.htm
15 Nov 2011
Ethics in daily hospitalist practice
ACP's recently revised Ethics Manual offers guidance on situations relevant to hospitalists, such as stewardship of resources, communicating with patients, and dealing with conflicts over treatment goals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/05/coverstory.htm
15 May 2012
Caring is hard work
Compassion fatigue shares symptoms and some causes with burnout, but it's not quite the same thing.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/05/compassion.htm
15 May 2012
Letter from the Editor
Some of this issue's topics include ethics in the hospital, diagnosis and treatment of hypercalcemia, and compassion fatigue.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/05/lfe.htm
15 May 2012
Advance directives are the beginning, not the end
Despite the best planning, patients may change their minds at the end of life once they recognize their unique situations and their sometimes surprising decisions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/07/graymatters.htm
15 Jul 2012
Latin for hospitalists
Here are the top 10 useful Latin phrases for hospitalists for 2012.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/10/newman.htm
15 Oct 2012
Miracles, prayer amid medical practice
It's more important than ever to recognize and understand cultures and spiritual beliefs, including and beyond the end of life.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/10/belief.htm
15 Oct 2012