June 15, 2010
It Takes a Village: When Your Patient Needs More than Medical Care
Dr. John Carter, VNSNY Hospice Medical Director
Helena Ross, Social Work Director of Mount Sinai Visiting Doctors Program
Julie Brandfield, Associate Director of New York Legal Assistance Group
Diane Rose, Community Coordinator of New York City Department of the Aging
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February 3, 2010
Everyone Is Like Someone, Everyone Is Like No One. Cultural Competency in the Home
Cynthia Pan , MD
June 16 , 2009
The Promising Future of Home Medical Care
Peter Boling, MD
June 18 , 2008
Palliative Wound Care: Guidelines for Success
Oscar M. Alvarez, PhD., CCT, FAPWAC
Feb 13, 2008
Home Care Billing and the Audit Process: A Home Care Physician's Experience
Andrew Lyons, MD
May 8, 2007
Preparing for challenges and opportunities in house call medicine over the next decade
Kevin Jackson, MD
November 13, 2006
Environmental hazards of patients with dementia
Rosemary Bakker, M.Sc.
June 14, 2006
Medicare Reimbursement: Rules for Physician Home Visits and Care Plan Oversight
July 20, 2005
Mobile Communications and Therapeutics in the Home
C. Gresham Bayne , MD
June 15 , 2005
Detection and Treatment of Depression in Home Care Patients
Gary Kennedy, MD and Paula Marcus, MD
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January 19, 2005
Feeding issues in late stage dementia: Options and Alternatives
Judith Ahronheim, MD
Dr. Ahronheim is our nation's expert on feeding issues in those with late stage dementia and other terminal illnesses. In her talk she addressed:
· The ethical framework for feeding issues for those with late stage dementia
· New York State law regarding feeding and withholding of feeding
· How to counsel family members who are asking about feeding tubes
>> Minutes
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October 27th, 2004
Care of the Homebound Patient: Pain Management and Wound Care Management
James Avery, MD, the medical director of VNSNY Hospice spoke on pain management.
George Taler, MD, the Director of Long Term Care at the Washington Hospital Center In Washington, D.C. spoke on Wound Care Management.
Mary Farren, Clinical Nurse Specialist, VNSNY, presented case studies in wound care.
>> Program flyer
September 29th, 2004
Health Policy and the Future of Home Care
Peter Boling, MD
Dr. Boling is Professor of Medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University, past president of the American Academy of Home Care Physicians and author of the textbook: The Physician's Role in Home Health Care .
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August 4, 2004
Case Studies in Elder Abuse and Neglect
Mark Lachs, MD, MPH
Fay Kahan, CSW
Dr. Mark Lachs is Co-Chief of
the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology at the Weill Medical
College of Cornell University. His major area of interest is the
disenfranchised elderly, and he has published widely in the areas of
elder abuse and neglect. Ms. Kahan is a social worker in the Coffey
Geriatrics Practice at the Mount Sinai Hospital. She is the director of
the Mount Sinai Elder Abuse Program. This program, funded by the New
York State Crime Victims Board, was developed to identify elderly
patients in the hospital who had experienced elder abuse or neglect, and
to provide counseling, support, advocacy and referral.
>> Minutes
March 31, 2004
Palliative Care in the Home
Sonni Mun, MD and Daniel Fischberg, MD, PhD
Dr. Mun and Dr. Fischberg are both attending physicians at the Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital with extensive experience caring for patients at home.
>> Minutes
>> Handouts from the The
End of Life / Palliative Education Resource Center website included the
following articles, available online:
·dyspnea at end-of-life
·treating terminal delirium
·treatment of nausea and vomiting
·syndrome of imminent death
