Tuesday, July 2, 2002

Advance Directives Your patient asks some questions about types of advanced directives. You stop and think about the terms. You know that... A Living Will (which is a set of instructions) and a Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care (which designates a proxy) are... 1. written by the patient 2. authorized by a physician 3. best understood by you, a physician, after you have completed your own 4. not accepted in all states A. 1,2,3 B. 1,3 C. 2,4 D. 4 Helpful for patients and yourself is a thoughtful guide from the Ohio Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. B is the answer. 7:58:30 PM

Hospice Noon Lecture (Tuesday July 16) Pam McCabe, RN and hospice educator will introduce your hospice and palliative medicine rotation during Noon Conference on the 16th. Hope you can make it. Your hands-on hospice rotation, including home visits, pharmacy, and inpatient rounds takes place during your Ambulatory month, on Tuesday afternoons. 7:46:56 PM

Flower Cell Dr. Mbah mentioned some of these peripheral smear findings in her patient with adult T cell lymphoma. 7:28:00 PM

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