Health Care Reform – An Accurate Perspective on End-of-Life Care

Given all of the mis-information and escalated rhetoric about health care reform, especially as it relates to end-of-life healthcare issues, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization has provided us with an accurate and timely web-site link to stay abreast of this important issue currently being debated in Washington, DC and across the country.

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Travelling without a map: A valuable resource.

Recently I came across the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s document entitled Are You Traveling Without a Map? A Layperson’s Guide to Advance Care Planning.  The resource seems excellent, and I would encourage you to check it out for yourselves and/or those around you.  Melody

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Advance Directives On-Line

One of the most important components of what the late Rev. Charles Meyer refers to as The Good Death is to get our medical and legal affairs in order long before end-of-life is near.  Such a pro-active plan allows us to have our collective faculties around us when making decisions like what kind of medical care [...]

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Some definitions …

In talking with people across the country about end-of-life care issues, oftentimes I am asked about definitions of some of the most widely-used terms in this arena of health care, including palliative care and hospice.  ‘What’s the difference?’, people ask. Here’s a brief reflection:  The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)(www.nhpco.org) defines palliative care as: [...]

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