Volume 18 - Issue 10 - October, 2010 - ALTC
Department
Letters to the Editor
10/18/2010
In honoring the memory of Dame Cicely Saunders, it is fitting to focus on a core concept of palliative care, that of total pain, particularly spiritual pain.
In honoring the memory of Dame Cicely Saunders, it is fitting to focus on a core concept of palliative care, that of total pain, particularly spiritual pain.
In honoring the memory of Dame...
10/18/2010
Annals of Long-Term Care
Feature
10/18/2010
Rebecca Ferrini, MD, MPH, CMD; Robert M. Gibson, PhD, JD
In long-term care, there is a dynamic balance between patient autonomy and rights and the duty to protect those under our care (facility-directed beneficence).
In long-term care, there is a dynamic balance between patient autonomy and rights and the duty to protect those under our care (facility-directed beneficence).
In long-term care, there is a...
10/18/2010
Annals of Long-Term Care
Feature
10/18/2010
Rena Brohm, MSW; Kevin Keast, MSW; Christine Leskovar, MSW
A systematic review was conducted to document all articles addressing spirituality and residents with dementia in LTC facilities.
A systematic review was conducted to document all articles addressing spirituality and residents with dementia in LTC facilities.
A systematic review was...
10/18/2010
Annals of Long-Term Care
Feature
10/18/2010
Amie Taggart Blaszczyk, PharmD, BCPS, FASCP; Rebecca B. Sleeper, PharmD, BCPS, FASCP, FCCP; Julie Capper, PharmD; Carol Fox, PharmD; Angela Treadway, PharmD, BCPS
Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) provides valuable data about the safety and efficacy of drug therapy.
Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) provides valuable data about the safety and efficacy of drug therapy.
Therapeutic drug monitoring...
10/18/2010
Annals of Long-Term Care
