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...Does this House provision for funding end-of-life counseling concern you? This provision says that people should talk about what their goals of care are and what they want at the end of life. That could be anything. This is an opportunity for patients and physicians to share information with each other and come up with a plan. It is one of the special things about being a physician. You get to know your patient and what matters to them, and their inner thoughts, and their lives, and that's a very special role that most physicians value...
...important is Medicare reimbursement for doctors counseling patients about end-of-life care? For some people one conversation is enough, and you get the whole picture and they tell you exactly what they want. For other people, 10 conversations in 10 weeks won't suffice. Coverage for this is expensive, but I think offering it is a wonderful first step in highlighting the importance of it by paying...
...with the group. What I need to know from the patients is how they view their illness in the context of their life. Did they know somebody else with the same condition and therefore they have some [preconceived] idea about this? What are their values? How to they want to live their life? I also talk to them about whether there is someone who could make decisions for them if they are unable in the future...
...important to talk about values and preferences long before you are at the moment of having to do an intervention. If I have a patient who has early dementia, they still may be able to participate in a conversation about what matters to them, how they want to live their life, who they want to make decisions, and it may be 10 years before the point at which an illness happens and an intervention may be required. So, it enables me to get a sense of who they are and what's important to them. When you talk to family...
...boundaries? Do we include Constantinople, Australia? Do we limit ourselves to Asians writing about Asia?" In the end, the ALR decided not to opt for a mission statement but to keep its remit as broad and diverse as the continent it seeks to represent. "The upshot is, we want to offer a glimpse of Asia through writing," says Wood. "The best of Asian writing, by both established names and a new generation of writers...