June 10, 2019
Elderly LGBTQ patients struggle to find care providers in NoVA who know how to treat them
https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/elderly-lgbtq-patients-struggle-to-find-care-providers-in-nova-who-know-how-to-treat-them/65-c703cdef-3939-4e99-b465-f147e24282e9LGBTQ advocates fought discrimination to celebrate PRIDE. In their old age, that lingering fear is affecting their health.
May 27, 2019
Why is it so hard to stop doing things that are unwanted, non-beneficial, or unsustainable? (James Downar)
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanres/article/PIIS2213-2600(19)30169-9/fulltextWe recognise that critical care is sometimes provided in situations that are unwanted, non-beneficial, or unsustainably resource intense.
May 27, 2019
Lost in Translation: Google’s Translation of Palliative Care to ‘Do-Nothing Care’
https://www.geripal.org/2019/05/lost-in-translation-googles-translation-of-palliative-care.htmlMy colleagues often ask me: “Why are Chinese patients so resistant to hospice and palliative care?” “Why are they so unrealistic?” “Don’t they understand that death […]
May 27, 2019
Inclusive Care at the End of Life: The LGBTQ+ Experience
https://khn.org/news/facebook-live-inclusive-care-at-the-end-of-life-the-lgbtq-experience/What are the hurdles to quality care that face growing numbers of aging LGBTQ+ people? By 2030, an estimated 7 million LGBTQ+ people in the U.S. […]