In September 2016, Netflix released an original documentary, “Extremis”; a 24-minute account of the end of life experience in an ICU setting. The AAHPM member featured in the documentary, Jessica Zitter, MD, recounts her journey to becoming a hospice and palliative medicine physician and her idea for the documentary. “In 2009, I realized the need … Read moreA One-On-One with Extremis’ Dr. Jessica Zitter
Listed below are a few articles from the most recent issue of the journal: Special Series on Measuring What Matters Care Consistency with Documented Care Preferences: Methodologic Considerations for Implementing the Measuring What Matters Quality Indicator Kathleen T. Unroe, Susan E. Hickman, Alexia M. Torke, and the AAHPM Research Committee Writing Group Original Articles Impact … Read moreHighlights of the October Issue of the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Listed below are a few articles from the most recent issue of the journal: Cost Analysis and Policy Implications of a Pediatric Palliative Care Program Daphna Gans, Max W. Hadler, Xiao Chen, Shang-Hua Wu, Robert Dimand, Jill M. Abramson, Betty Ferrell, Allison L. Diamant, and Gerald F. Kominski An Intervention to Enhance Goals-of-Care Communication Between … Read moreHighlights of the September Issue of the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management