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Down The Rabbit Hole: A Chronic Pain Sufferer Navigates The Maze Of Opioid Use
In the winter of 2013 the author began to experience a terrible and persistent pain in her tongue. She paid a rare visit to her doctor, who suggested she see her dentist, who, in turn, referred her to an oral surgeon. The doctor recommended she undergo a frenectomy, a procedure to remove the frenulum and relieve tension on the tongue. More than a month after her surgery, the pain had become even worse. The oral surgeon called on his colleagues and, eventually, she wound up at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry, seen by an oral surgeon who specializes in oral and maxillofacial surgery. He injected two points in her jaw with novocaine. The relentless pain subsided almost immediately -- an indication that, in fact, the pain was originating somewhere in the tongue itself, and not in her brain. To be sure, the complex interplay of mind and body affects how one experiences pain, as well as how it is treated.
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Handbook for mortals : guidance for people facing serious illness
Handbook for Mortals is warmly addressed to all those who wish to approach the final years of life with greater awareness of what to expect and greater confidence about how to make the end of their lives a time of growth, comfort, and meaningful reflection. Written by Dr. Joanne Lynn and a team of experts, this book provides equal measures of practical information and wise counsel, from down-to-earth advice on how to talk to your doctor to inspiring quotes from such writers as Emily Dickinson, W. H. Auden, Jane Kenyon, and others.
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Improving care for the end of life : a sourcebook for health care managers and clinicians
Health care professionals seeking to improve the quality of life for those living with serious illness and nearing the end of life will find exactly what their organization needs in the second edition of this acclaimed book by Dr. Joanne Lynn and her colleagues. Improving Care for the End of Life provides expert guidance on how to make significant improvements now, at all levels of the health care system from the bedside and the hospital to the health care policy and legislative arenas by using the rapid-cycle breakthrough approach to change. The ideas are proven, and the stories of teams that have put them to use will inspire and enlighten. For the second edition, the authors have added new material on continuity of care and the special needs of dementia patients and their loved ones and have updated the book throughout.
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Fierce urgency of now: White House focus on working families must include help for caregivers
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) have introduced the FAMILY Act (http://goo.gl/ apFprS), about which DeLauro has written: \"The FAMILY Act would create an independent trust fund within the Social Security Administration to collect fees and provide benefits. Rep. Nita M. Lowey (D-NY) and colleagues in the House have introduced the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2014 (http://goo.gl/nhQYaO), which would allow family caregivers to continue to accrue credits necessary to earn Social Security benefits, even when they leave the workforce temporarily to care for someone.
Trade Publication Article
Goodbye to Jumpy: Lessons for the health system
Diagnosing either a parasitic infection or an allergic reaction, our vet treated Jumpy with the full arsenal of veterinary weapons: an anti-parasite medication, along with antibiotics and painkillers. In the real-world situation in which I found myself- with a sobbing 9-year-old boy and a quaking hamster of indeterminate age- it was less straightforward.
Trade Publication Article
The common sense guide to improving palliative care
Improving care for patients in the last phase of their life has been a field that most health care providers have struggled with during last few years. Having worked with hundreds of providers throughout the country, these experienced authors know what providers need when it comes to implementing a quality improvement project. The guide provides user-friendly, step-by-step instructions on how to implement a quality improvement project in a broad variety of settings. Instructions are brought to life with specific examples from actual successful projects and and based on best practices in the industry. A wealth of online and other resources will be included. The guide will be written in an informal, maximally helpful style, with checklists, boxed information, tables, etc. It will answer 80% of the questions in less than half the space\" of Dr. Lynn's desk-reference, Improving Care for the End of Life, and is the perfect hands-on complement to the big book. Audience: health care professionals involved in the care of those with serious chronic illness, including doctors, nurses, social workers, chaplains, QI experts, clinic administrators, and so forth.
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