Palliative Care Program

Palliative Care Case of the Month

2011 Cases

• Transdermal Granisetron for Refractory Nausea and Vomiting
  January 2011
• What to do after the patient is made CMO
  February 2011
• Are we really helping patients by recommending they go on disability?
  April 2011
• Lymphedema- A common problem without an easy solution
  May 2011
• The use of topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for pain in palliative care
  June 2011
• Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST):
  Translating the goals of seriously ill patients into a medical order
  July 2011

2010 Cases

• Is It Ok for Physicians to Cry?
  October 2010
• Resolving Family End of Life Conflicts in a Dying Pediatric Patient
  September 2010
• He Must be Incompetent Because He is Crazy
  August 2010
• Risk Assessment in Treating Non-cancer Pain
  July 2010
• Working Through Moral Distress
  June 2010
• "You're Not Going to Let Her Starve to Death, Are You?"
  May 2010
• When are BPH Symptoms Not BPH? The Importance of Good History Taking
  April 2010
• Ethical Principles in Action: Autonomy, Veracity, and Justice…Oh My!
  March 2010
• Predicting Prognosis in the Intensive Care Unit
  February 2010
• Gabapentin for Refractory Chemotherapy-induced Nausea and Vomiting
  January 2010

Institute to Enhance Palliative Care newsletter

• July 2010 Edition (PDF)
• April 2010 Edition (PDF)