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Surrogate Decision Making: Bernie Lo and Laurie Dornbrand

GeriPal

If they didn’t do it all by themselves, they talked to the family and it was a conversation, but also there wasn’t a whole lot that doctors can do then. And that changed in 1969 I think the first advanced directive was created by Luis Kutner. Bernie: Well, there was a time when doctors made these decisions.

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Advanced Pain Management in Cancer: Janet Abrahm

GeriPal

I would say the drugs didn’t change as much as all the stuff about sexuality and about family dynamics and spirituality: all the things that I’m hoping people will get from this book. It’s hard to explain that to the family. Let the family know. The morphine family, there’s some pretty good data.