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Managed Care December 2000 Michael S. Victoroff |
A Modest, Not Satirical, Proposal For Assisted-Suicide Decisions I would like to offer an alternate model that would dramatically refocus a critical aspect of the ethical controversy. I would ask advocates of assisted suicide, "Why must this involve physicians? Why not have judges do it?" |
American Family Physician December 15, 2000 Susan Mockus Parks & Karen D. Novielli |
A Practical Guide to Caring for Caregivers Patients who provide care to family members or friends with dementia are likely to be in a family physician's practice. The caregiver role can be stressful, and identifying these patients can give the family physician opportunities to help patients cope with the challenges of the role... |
American Family Physician December 15, 2000 |
When You Are the Caregiver You're a caregiver if you give basic care to a person who has a chronic medical condition. How can I tell if caregiving is putting too much stress on me?... Why is caring for someone with dementia (Alzheimer's disease) so hard?... etc. |
American Family Physician December 15, 2000 James O'Brien |
Caring for Caregivers Long-term care given by family members is a central component of our current health care system and, thus, a critical social policy issue... |
American Family Physician December 1, 2000 |
Curbside Consultation A Daughter Estranged from Her Dying Father... |
American Family Physician October 1, 2000 Richard J. Ackermann |
End-of-life Care Withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining therapies is ethical and medically appropriate in some circumstances. This article summarizes the American Medical Association's Education for Physicians on End-of-life Care curriculum module on withholding or withdrawing therapy... |
American Family Physician October 1, 2000 |
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) When is CPR important?... What is involved in the procedure?... What happens if CPR isn't done?... What are the benefits of CPR?... What are the risks of CPR?... |
American Family Physician October 1, 2000 Douglas L. Smith |
Anemia in the Elderly Anemia should not be accepted as an inevitable consequence of aging. A cause is found in approximately 80 percent of elderly patients. The most common causes of anemia in the elderly are chronic disease and iron deficiency... |
Salon.com September 5, 2000 Judy Oppenheimer |
Dying with dignity My sons are all too eager to help me go. |
Managed Care July 2000 Michael S. Victoroff, M.D. |
HMOs Best Stay Mum Regarding Hospice Care At a recent seminar on end-of-life care, someone asked me, "What can health plans do, to help increase the utilization of hospice services?" Managed care organizations face an ironic dilemma on this issue. |
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