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February 2011 Blog Posts (2)
Palliative Care Teams – A Big Improvement in Quality of Life
During the healthcare reform debate there was the unfortunate reference to “death panels.” No such thing was ever in the proposals but it meant that an important part of medical care was set aside as too “toxic” to discuss. But end of life counseling is very important. Indeed it is good to have realistic discussions at the beginning of a serious illness; indeed it is only fair to the patient and the patient’s family.
Palliative care (I don’t like the term; it seems to…
ContinueAdded by Stephen C Schimpff on February 21, 2011 at 4:22pm — No Comments
“Protocol Medicine” – It Is Time For Doctors To Recognize Its Value
We hear that doctors do not like “protocol medicine” – they do not want to follow a “cookbook” when every patient is different. It is not a good understanding of the issues.
Some years ago when I worked in a branch of he National Cancer Institute and then the University of Maryland Cancer Center, we admitted many patients with acute leukemia. The treatment approach including the necessary special tests to obtain, chemotherapy drugs, steps to prevent infection, prevent kidney…
ContinueAdded by Stephen C Schimpff on February 9, 2011 at 3:25pm — No Comments
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