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- Palliative Care for ChildrenUpdated: Mon May 12 01:14:29 2008
About palliative and hospice care for infants, children, and adolescents. Support for parents, families, and caregivers… - Do Not Resuscitate Orders - No Code and Do Not ResuscitateCreated: Thu May 8 18:32:54 2008
What is a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order, and how can you decide whether a DNR is right for you?… - Dementia - Palliative Care for DementiaUpdated: Thu May 8 03:00:59 2008
When is palliative care appropriate for patients with dementia? Find information about dementia and hospice criteria for dementia… - Choosing Where to Die: Deciding Where to Spend the Final Days of Li…Updated: Mon May 5 22:49:21 2008
Making the decision where to spend the last day’s of life isn’t always easy. Each choice has its pros and cons and personal preference can sometimes be trumped by practicality. Find out… - Difficult Decisions in Health Care: Making Difficult Health Care De…Updated: Mon May 5 22:41:43 2008
Throughout most of our lives, medical decisions are quite easy. As one gets older, however, these decisions become more difficult to make. Find out why and how you can make the right ones… - Funerals - 5 Reasons to Plan Your Own FuneralUpdated: Thu May 1 03:16:13 2008
Have you considered planning your own funeral? Here are 5 reasons why you should… - Book Review - The Four Things That Matter MostCreated: Mon Apr 28 17:16:34 2008
A review of the book The Four Things That Matter Most, by Dr. Ira Byock, from the guide to palliative care and hospice. … - Addiction to Opioids - Drug Addiction, Opioids, and NarcoticsCreated: Thu Apr 24 19:30:29 2008
Will I become addicted to opioid pain medications? Many patients with chronic pain in the palliative care and hospice setting have concerns about addiction to pain medications… - Morphine - Morphine and PainUpdated: Wed Apr 23 21:29:40 2008
Morphine Sulfate is considered the "gold standard" for treatment of moderate to severe pain in the palliative care and hospice setting. Learn more about it, including usage instructions … - Perinatal Hospice - Hospice in the Perinatal PeriodUpdated: Mon Apr 21 21:08:31 2008
Perinatal hospices offer support to parents and their families who are faced with a pregnancy that will most likely result in the death of the infant… - Hospice Myths: Common Myths about HospiceUpdated: Mon Apr 21 03:20:24 2008
Despite recent growths in hospice awareness, access, and utilization, myths about hospice are still prevalent in our culture… - Grief and Mourning: Information and Resources for Grief and MourningUpdated: Mon Apr 21 03:12:54 2008
What is grief and why do we mourn? Find out what's normal and what's not… - Health Tips for Caregivers: Tips to Keep You and Your Patient Healt…Updated: Mon Apr 21 01:58:49 2008
If you're caring for someone who is elderly or ill, you will need to take care to keep them, and yourself, healthy. Find health tips here… - Oppositions to Physician-Assisted Suiced - Reasons for Opposing Phys…Updated: Thu Apr 17 18:12:16 2008
Those who are in opposition to physician-assisted suicide commonly argue for main points. Find out what they are here… - Partnering for ChildrenUpdated: Wed Apr 16 21:23:31 2008
Too many families aren’t aware of the benefits of pediatric palliative care and don’t access its resources. This problem is now being addressed by a collaborative effort between the Chil… - Bouvia v. CA Supreme Court - Supreme Court Decision Regarding Eliz…Created: Tue Apr 15 16:58:50 2008
The Supreme Court ruling in California regarding the case of Elizabeth Bouvia… - Physician-Assisted Suicide - What is Physician-Assisted SuicideCreated: Tue Apr 15 15:43:56 2008
What is physician-assisted suicide? Find the definition of physician-assisted suicide here… - Euthanasia Definition - What is EuthanasiaUpdated: Tue Apr 15 15:41:22 2008
What is euthanasia? Find the definition of euthanasia here. …