http://www.pallimed.org/ — For Great Palliative Care articles

I would encourage you to read http://www.pallimed.org/ if you are interested in up-to-date information about Palliative Care.  The writers bring new insights and updates about the good, the bad and the ugly of end-of-life care.  Today’s article about the media’s portrayal of cancer (and it’s lack of talk about cancer and end-of-life care) is startling but true. What I really like about this site is it commitment to facts. The writers are palliative care specialists who are dedicated to bringing you the latest in research, best practices and stories about the humanity of patients, families and doctors facing end-of-life situations.

Thanks Pallimed.org for being such a great resource. Thanks Dr. Christian Sinclair.

Have a kind and respectful day.

“How do I know it is time for hospice? – Information for doctors and their patients” with Dr. Christian Sinclair, on May 29th, 2PM pst

Dr. Christian Sinclair, “How do I know it is time for hospice? – Information for doctors and their patients. on May 29th, 2PM pst”

Dr. Christian Sinclair is a palliative care expert and is the co-editor of the Pallimed: A Hospice & Palliative Medicine Blog. http://www.pallimed.org/     Dr. Sinclair is the Associate Medical Director of the Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care. www.kansascityhospice.org He is also on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Hospice and Paliative Medicine.   www.aahpm.org

You can also contact Dr. Sinclair on Twitter: @ctsinclair

About Me (Christian Sinclair)

My medical training started at the University of California, San Diego, which I completed in 2000. From there my wife, Kelly, our dog and I went to North Carolina for 4 years for my Internal Medicine residency at Wake Forest. My 4th year was spent doing a palliative medicine fellowship at the Hospice and Palliative Care Center. I now have been working since the summer of 2004 at Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care as a associate medical director. I was also the fellowship program director for the KC Hospice Palliative Care fellowship from 2006-8. I am a big advocate for palliative medicine fellows, and have been the chair of the AAHPM professionals-in-training special interest group (PIT-SIG). I was elected to the AAHPM Board of Directors in 2009.   www.aahpm.org