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View Post: Approaches to Care in Physician Assisted Suicide
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View Post: The New Life of e-Patient Dave: How to evaluate something like the ...
14 hours ago by e-Patient Dave  
A new blog, the oddly named Celebrity Diagnosis, has chosen the mission of talking about health issues through the lens of celebrity discussions. They cite how dumb celebrities have been on this topic, particularly Jaclyn Smith saying "They ... After years in Tibet with gurus he worked with many dying people during the AIDS epidemic. (I've seen him speak, and believe me, when he entered the large hall, some sort of presence filled the room. Never seen anything like it.) ...
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View Post: Termination of Resuscitation by EMS, Part 1
25 Nov 2009 by Shaggy  
Part 1 will cover the theory of these issues, Part 2 will cover the actual guidelines and procedures for DOAs and TOR, and Part 3 will cover some basic death notification and grief support procedures. I can assure you I will not space ...
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View Post: Ethnic Variations in Dying Death and Grief or Mental Fitness for Life
26 Nov 2009 by Health Books  
Other chapters examine multicultural issues and provide the means for personal reflection on death and dying. There are also two bibliographic sections, one general and one geared towards children. The text is divided into three ...
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View Post: otherspoon: Palliative Care as "Cure" for Aid in Dying?
26 Nov 2009 by LA Neumann  
Physicians also euthanize to save patients loss of dignity while dying. I see the gradual dissolution of the body and loss of functions as an important part of preparing for death through dissolving the ego. ... the call for increased palliative care is one that appears on the surface much more rational and convincing an argument against hastening death. Yet it fails to account for several important issues in the debate, including that of patients' rights. ...
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View Post: Understanding and Improving Inpatient Mortality in Academic ...
7 hours ago by Behal, Raj; Finn, Jeannine  
The key factors contributing to preventable mortality were delays in responding to deteriorating patients, suboptimal critical care, hospital-acquired infections, postoperative complications, medical errors, and community issues such as the ..... 12 Averill RF, Goldfield NI, Muldoon J, Steinbeck BA, Grant TM. A closer look at all patient refined DRGs. J AHIMA. 2002;73:46-50. Cited Here... 13 Kubler-Ross E. On Death and Dying. New York, NY: Macmillan; 1969. Cited Here. ...
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View Post: SOCIALIZED MEDICINE
15 hours ago by JR  
An immediate investigation to uncover the true extent of death rates across the NHS has been ordered by the Health Secretary after scandals at two hospital trusts. Amid claims that patients are dying due to poor care in at least 27 hospitals ... conference in Manchester to promise tougher action, saying that he had told the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to “establish immediately whether there are any other trusts at which similar issues demand immediate investigation” . ...
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View Post: BlueOregon: Will your doctor honor your dying wishes?
25 Nov 2009 by BlueOregon.com  
Barbara Coombs Lee is an Oregon nurse who was the chief petitioner on Oregon's Death with Dignity ballot measure. She's now the president of national advocacy organization Compassion & Choices. As she told FDL, this would have a substantial .... Compassion & Choices is currently studying the issue of payment and legality. Advance directives are not legally binding--they are a guideline which expresses the wishes of the patient. Care in hospitals is generally driven by the ...
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View Post: Life and death tales follow Nigeria's President Yar'Adua to Saudi ...
25 Nov 2009 by admin  
Nigeria's President, Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar'adua, is back in the news as the subject of increased chatter across Nigeria's international communities and inside the country's capital city of Abuja on the twin-issues of the Fulani prince's .... Truth is Nigerians love rumors; tales of death and dying; true or false, they trade in them…. We wish President Umar Yar'Adua speedy recovery! •Dr. Chido Nwangwu, recipient of the Journalism Excellence award (1997), is Founder and ...
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View Post: University of Alabama News » UA Sociology Professor Co-edits ...
18 Nov 2009 by Angie Estes  
In addition to entries authored by international scholars, contributors include health practitioners with first-hand knowledge of issues involved in dying and death as well as issues to be dealt with by those who survive and must cope ...
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