Worth a read IMHO.

[CremasterFlash]

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/09/AR2009010902298.html

 

[ChandutheMagici]

Yeah, I hear this why it sucks to work at the ICU at times. But whaddya gonna do? Not everyone is educated, not everyone accepts death, not everyone understands what end stage "Insert your incurable disease of choice" really means.

Personally, I feel this is going to be one of the suckier aspects of medicine. Good article.


Josh

 

[Nanon]

A good friend of mine who just finished her IM residency is doing a fellowship in end of life medicine at Stanford. I'm so glad that good, brilliant people are addressing this issue. Excellent article - I'm forwarding it to her, and posting it on my work facebook page.

 

[rnnpmaybe]

wow, that was so true. I deal with this on a daily basis! Thanks for the article.

 

[ruraldr]

nicely written article. Thanks for sharing.

 

[dragonfly99]

yes.
this is internal medicine.