Month: September 2013

OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center

Contributed by:Nancy Tuftie, Director of Social Services – OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center In the past 15 months, the OSF…

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5 other things to know about palliative care

Last week, I shared the definition of “palliative care” as described by the center to advance palliative care as well…

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Difference between proxy and polst

In a recent article, we have provided simple definitions of the terminology of prior directives. These terms can be confusing…

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5 things to know about palliative care

The terms “support care” and “palliative care” are sometimes used interchangeably. Where I work, we use “support care” to include…

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