Recently, I attended the yearly National Seminar given by the Center to Advance Palliative Care. I was honored to be a member of the faculty and on the planning committee. The attendance was over 900- up over 50% from a year ago- a tribute both to the growth of palliative care as a discipline and … Read moreIntegrating with Palliative Care- Opportunities and Challenges
Listed below are a few articles from the most recent issue of the journal: Promoting Evidence in Practice Methylprednisolone for the Prophylaxis of Pain Flare: Commentary on Yousef and El-mashad Susannah Ellsworth Challenges to Pain Medicine Management at Home: Commentary on the Schumacher et al. Papers Jane B. Hopkinson Original Articles Pre-Emptive Value of Methylprednisolone … Read moreHighlights of the November Issue of the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
A recent morning brought the news that 29 year-old Brittany Maynard had ended her life rather than continue what she perceived to be intolerable suffering from an incurable brain tumor. About an hour later I watched a sports report on college freshman, Lauren Hall who the previous day fulfilled her dream of playing in a … Read moreSuffering is in the Eyes of the Beholder