"When I think about palliative care, I think about it as really good, patient-centered care," says Dr. Karin Porter-Williamson, medical director for palliative care at the University of Kansas Medical Center. "It's really not inherently different from what you'd describe as excellent patient care. It is paying particular attention to all the issues, and pulling away from a disease focus to a person focus." more . . .
Seniors teach medical students elder care.
A School of Medicine and the Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics and Palliative Care for several years and recently received a jolt with a $2 million grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation and a $1 million match from the university to support senior mentor programs. http://main.uab.edu/Sites/reporter/articles/71646/
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