Palliative Care Textbooks Come of Age

Medical Writings1 October 1998Palliative Care Textbooks Come of AgeTimothy E. Quill, MD and J. Andrew Billings, MDTimothy E. Quill, MDUniversity of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry; Rochester, NY 14607 (Quill)Harvard Medical School; Boston, MA 02114 (Billings)Search for more papers by this author and J. Andrew Billings, MDUniversity of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry; Rochester, NY 14607 (Quill)Harvard Medical School; Boston, MA 02114 (Billings)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-129-7-199810010-00026 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail At last, good care of the dying is on the American agenda. One can hardly pick up a newspaper, magazine, or medical journal without finding an article devoted to some aspect of end-of-life care. Many major medical organizations have joined the lament-sounded for the past 25 years by the hospice movement-that care of the dying is woefully inadequate, and they have challenged us to improve our palliative care practices [1-8]. Hospice programs have shown us what good care looks like, but these model programs have largely been restricted to patients with cancer who are expected to live for 6 months ...References1. Field MJ, Cassel CK, eds. Approaching Death: Improving Care at the End of Life. Washington, DC: National Academy Pr; 1997. Google Scholar2. Cohen JJ. Dying patients need better doctoring. Acad Med. 1997; 72:704. Google Scholar3. American College of Physicians ethics manual. 3d ed. Ann Intern Med. 1992; 117:947-60. Google Scholar4. Blank LL. Defining and evaluating physician competence in end-of-life patient care. A matter of awareness and emphasis. West J Med. 1995; 163:297-301. Google Scholar5. Educational Resource Document. 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Sox, MDReforming the Care System to Support those Coming to the End of LifeEnd-of-Life Care in Medical TextbooksAnnette T. Carron, DO, Joanne Lynn, MD, and Patrick Keaney, BS 1 October 1998Volume 129, Issue 7Page: 590-594KeywordsCancer treatmentDeliriumDementiaDyspneaHeart failurePain managementPalliative carePatientsQuality of lifeResearch design Issue Published: 1 October 1998 CopyrightCopyright © 1998 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...