Bryan A. Sisk, MD and Jennifer W. Mack, MD, MPH   Abstract We propose that effective prognostic communication requires attention to the process and purpose of communication, where purpose represents the will and process the ability

The following story is by Jennifer Heidmann, MD, FACP. She is the Medical Director of Redwood Coast PACE in Eureka, CA, as well as a physician for Hospice of Humboldt and a hospitalist at St Joseph Hospital.  “You played with Oscar Peterson?” I said, and he looked at me

by Rebecca Omlor   The code bell goes off overhead calling for a rapid attempt to try to bring a patient back to life. Who is on the receiving end? Is it a frail older adult with dementia, a patient with multiple medical problems, or an otherwise healthy adult who recently underwent

Doc Thompson   End-of-life medical care is a sensitive issue that people are often too afraid to talk about until it’s too late. Dr. Jessica Zitter joined Monday’s “The Morning Blaze with Doc Thompson” to talk about why doctors

Regenstrief Institute   Care of long-term nursing home patients can be fragmented by hospitalizations and re-hospitalizations, which are especially burdensome for frail older adults. A new study from the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University