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. […]
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
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.
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.