Pallimed

by Chad D. Kollas, MD, Beverly Schechtman and Carrie Judy Several important developments have occurred since the publication of our article, “Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest by Physician...

https://www.pallimed.org/2022/11/undisclosed-conflicts-of-interest-by.html

by Chad D. Kollas, MD, Beverly Schechtman and Carrie Judy INTRODUCTION In May 2021, Pallimed published our commentary that described the inappropriate and disproportionate influence given ...

https://www.pallimed.org/2022/09/undisclosed-conflicts-of-interest-by.html

by Christian Sinclair (@ctsinclair ) We have entered a new age! Spread the word! HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE MEDICINE (HPM) IS THE FIFTH LARGEST MEDICAL SUBSPECIALTY! You may have sensed we ha...

https://www.pallimed.org/2022/07/celebrating-hospice-and-palliative.html

by Matt Tyler (@PalliDad ) In the survival game Subnautica, you play the role of a space voyager who has crash landed on an aquatic alien planet. You must find a way to escape while navigati...

https://www.pallimed.org/2022/05/the-peril-and-privilege-of-exploration.html

by Drew Rosielle (@drosielle ) A Satirical Monologue in One Act: “Ok, 3rd year resident, let’s talk about rotating opioids. What do I mean by ‘rotating’ opioids? It’s just thera...

https://www.pallimed.org/2022/05/simplifying-opioid-conversions.html

by Drew Rosielle (@drosielle ) I am proposing we do away with equianalgesic table (EAT) as a tool to inform clinical decisions about opioid rotations/conversions. Fundamentally, EATs create ...

https://www.pallimed.org/2022/03/opioid-equianalgesic-tables-are-broken.html

by Christian Sinclair (@ctsinclair ) Last week, many hospice and palliative care clinicians and advocates received the unfortunate news that the 2022 Annual Assembly of Hospice and Palliativ...

https://www.pallimed.org/2022/01/the-annual-assembly-and-covid.html

by Christian Sinclair (@ctsinclair ) There are many difficult situations we encounter in palliative care and hospice. Our training and experience equip us with words and skills to explore em...

https://www.pallimed.org/2022/01/difficult-conversations-about-racism.html

by Lyle Fettig (@FettigLyle ) The suffering in our hospital is cloaked by tinted windows and shiny new steel, a serene architectural specimen which betrays the internal chaos of each person ...

https://www.pallimed.org/2022/01/cloaked-suffering.html

by Matthew Tyler (@pallidad ) Consider the last time you said “Yes” to something when you would have preferred to have said “No.” Maybe you worried saying “No” would damage a rel...

https://www.pallimed.org/2021/11/say-no-more-video-game-review.html

by Michael Pottash (@mpottash ) Several luminaries of palliative care – writing in the Journal of the American Medical Association – recently outlined a strong case against advance care...

https://www.pallimed.org/2021/11/the-limits-of-advance-care-planning.html

by Chad D. Kollas MD, Terri A. Lewis PhD, Beverly Schechtman and Carrie Judy “I'm present. Uh … I do have a conflict. I receive funding to conduct reviews on opioids, and I'll be recusing...

https://www.pallimed.org/2021/09/roger-chous-undisclosed-conflicts-of.html

by Matthew Tyler (@PalliDad ) During what can only be described as a challenging year, I found Thunderlotus’s game Spiritfarer just in the nick of time. In this “cozy management game ab...

https://www.pallimed.org/2021/07/how-spiritfarer-helped-me-through.html

by Christian Sinclair (@ctsinclair ) This past few days, I came across two great opportunities that I wanted to share with a wider audience of hospice and palliative care clinicians. Firs...

https://www.pallimed.org/2021/06/two-ways-to-share-your-palliative-care.html

by Chad Kollas, MD (@ChadDKollas ) Introduction A recent study by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has captured the attention of the palliative care and chronic pain communities (1). P...

https://www.pallimed.org/2021/05/props-disproportionate-influence-on-us.html

by Sylvia Lane (@sylv_lane ) There are few things more introspective than deciding on a specialty in medicine. The decision forces you to analyze what interests and values you hold but also ...

https://www.pallimed.org/2021/04/choosing-palliative-care-as-medical.html

by SarahScott B. Dietz (@SDietzMD ) WARNING: THIS POST CONTAINS SIGNIFICANT SPOILERS FOR WANDAVISION. In January, WandaVision released on Disney+ , promising a weekly serial centered arou...

https://www.pallimed.org/2021/04/what-is-grief-if-not-love-persevering.html

by Drew Rosielle (@drosielle ) This is Part 2/2 of a couple posts about advance care planning (ACP). The last post outlined why there are really good reasons to believe that ACP (completion...

https://www.pallimed.org/2021/03/advance-care-planning-meh-part-2.html

by Drew Rosielle (@drosielle ) Several years ago I was giving a talk in front of a mostly palliative care audience and asked, "How often do you find yourself, in the care of your patients, s...

https://www.pallimed.org/2021/03/advance-care-planning-meh-part-1.html

by Vickie Leff (@VickieLeff ) Another year, another study proving the value of the palliative care social worker. Edmonds et al (2021) found that when a social worker was involved in a palli...

https://www.pallimed.org/2021/03/on-value-of-social-work-in-palliative.html

https://www.pallimed.org/2021/03/palliative-care-social-worker_22.html

by Matthew Tyler (@PalliDad ) Fortunately for me, the pandemic has not interfered with my life-long hobby: video games. I finally got around to playing What Remains of Edith Finch, a game th...

https://www.pallimed.org/2021/03/what-remains-of-edith-finch-video-game.html

by Christian Sinclair (@ctsinclair ) Short notice, but yes, there will be a Pallimed/GeriPal virtual party this year. Never missed a year! Have we planned a lot around this? No. Do we want ...

https://www.pallimed.org/2021/02/pallimed-geripal-virtual-gathering-2021.html

by Fitzgerald Jones, Ho, Sager, Rosielle and Merlin Have you ever been so distressed by a perspective piece that it kept you up at night? The type of rumination that fills you with so much angs...

https://www.pallimed.org/2021/01/confronting-stigma-from-opioid-use.html

by Christian Sinclair (@ctsinclair ) Most palliative care teams love to have medical students on service, but the access may be variable. Some schools make palliative care rotations mandator...

https://www.pallimed.org/2021/01/fostering-student-interest-in.html