Why you should consider a DNR order and how to make it stick
Kate Raphael’s New York Times article, What is a DNR Order and Should You Get One ? , offers an excellent education for all of us. DNR...
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Michael Connelly
Sep 142 min
Why end of life care needs to change
Casey Mean’s best selling book Good Energy offers a powerful personal analysis of how healthcare needs to change. The book offers...
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Michael Connelly
Jun 301 min
Thank you for the honor!
Thank you to the The Catholic Health Association of the United States and the Catholic Media Association for the Best Coverage -...
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Michael Connelly
May 261 min
The benefits of starting palliative care earlier
This Scientific American article reminds us again about the value of involving palliative care early in patient care. It begins by noting...
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Michael Connelly
Nov 5, 20231 min
The case for managing your end-of-life care
Halloween might be over, but here's a spooky headline: It's Never Too Soon to Start End-of-Life Conversations. In this article, Dr....
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Michael Connelly
Jun 8, 20232 min
EOL treatment misconceptions can lead to bad experiences
NPR’s recent article For many, a 'natural death' may be preferable to enduring CPR by Clayton Dalton offers several insights worth...
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Michael Connelly
Apr 10, 20231 min
Why shouldn't everyone benefit from Hospice care improvement opportunity?
“CMS to Allow Hospice Care During VBID Extension.” That is the title of a recent article in Hospice News. In essence, it is declaring is...
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Michael Connelly
Mar 15, 20231 min
Solutions for avoiding aggressive EOL care
Many older patients today are not getting what they wanted. Instead, they are receiving invasive--and unproductive--care in the last...
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Michael Connelly
Feb 27, 20231 min
When you avoid dealing with a problem, it only gets worse
A general rule of life is that when you avoid dealing with a problem, it only gets worse. Take the recent Wall Street Journal article "No...
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Michael Connelly
Feb 14, 20231 min
It's time we make dying at home easier
Sarah Romanelli, a geriatric nurse practitioner, wrote an important article about how difficult it is for families to care for someone at...
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Michael Connelly
Feb 10, 20232 min
What makes end-of-life care so interesting?
Many people have asked me why I wrote a book about end-of-life care. On the surface, the answer is simple: I've been passionate about...
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Michael Connelly
Dec 12, 20223 min
How to ensure agony is not the default option
When the American healthcare system is confronted with a gravely ill elderly patient, its default response is often to use high-tech...
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Michael Connelly
Nov 21, 20222 min
Preparing for the last phase of life
I believe that to avoid unnecessary suffering and spending at the end of life, each of us needs to take more responsibility for how we...
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Michael Connelly
Nov 16, 20221 min
The right prescription for EOL care
Two groups, the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) Deprescribing Task Force and the Choosing Wisely initiative, have...
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