Eduardo Bruera
Chair, Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- AnAcute Palliative and Supportive Care Unit (APSCU) delivered tailored, interdisciplinary care for a patient with advanced colon cancer who survived a critical event, improved with aggressive symptom management, and transitioned to hospice at home. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41555657/
- survey of respiratory therapists showed that 58% said comfort-focused goals influence HFNC management in end-of-life care. 50% feel distress about prolonging suffering or dying. Findings highlight the need for clearer guidance and support in EOL HFNC care. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41478421/
- Academic and clinical leaders who invest with biomedical and /or financial benchmarks ignore the burden of disease on the person and their loved ones. Failure to consider the value of love in health care turns us into an intellectual elite
- Health executives: “no margin, no mission”. Obsessive search for margin also kills the mission and leads to patient and clinician suffering
