Authors Jennifer Temel, MD, and Victoria Jackson, MD, discuss palliative care and the impressive study findings which showed patients experienced a better quality of life and actually lived longer than patients not receiving the same level of care at an early stage. Jim Windhorst, a stage IV, lung cancer patient describes how palliative care has helped him cope with his illness.
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Tata Memorial Hospital - India
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Expert Gary Buckholz, MD, with San Diego Hospice and The Institute for Palliative Medicine, joins our host, David Granet, MD, to discuss both palliative care and hospice and how these services help people by addressing their physical, emotional and spiritual needs. Series: Health Matters [6/2010] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 17814]
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How Doctors Die by Ken Murray, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at USC. Online at Zocolo Public Square/The Public Square/Nexus, November 2011.
"Open the Discussion on Dying" by Steve Lopez, columnist, LA Times - online 12/28/11. Compelling article about importance of talking to your loved ones about your end-of-life wishes.
CAPC Publications
Informative articles in pdf format on palliative care programs & benefits.