by KathyKastner | Jan 26, 2015 | Blog, Information, Medical Decisions
Death in the hospital is not always comfortable Dr John...
by KathyKastner | Jan 26, 2015 | Blog, Information, Medical Decisions
A tool to help assess post-operation risks, based on pre-operation health. This is a picture of what you’ll be asked to complete Reviewed by Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, August 23, 2013 For the first time, surgeons have a sophisticated risk calculator...
by KathyKastner | Jan 12, 2015 | Blog, Inspiration, Medical Decisions
Long distance caregiving When a parent becomes very ill, living far away is stressful. Growing up in Lebanon, Nada studied and worked in the US, before migrating to Canada – where she set about restarting her career. Always, in the back of her mind, was the need to...
by KathyKastner | Jan 1, 2015 | Blog, Information, Medical Decisions
Oral Care: in eldercare, the mouth is often overlooked Our mouths – so important for so many reasons – seems overlooked, dismissed, ignored in its role in overall health and well-being. Consider the work we expect from our mouth: in addition to the vital task of...
by KathyKastner | Jan 1, 2015 | Blog, conversations with
Music has charms they say.. (Joe Jackson: ‘Slow Song’) Amy Clements-Cortes For Amy Clements-Cortes, PhD, MusM, MTA, the charm of music is its ability to accomplish a multitude of health and wellness goals. One of Amy’s areas of specialty is end of life music therapy...
by KathyKastner | Jan 1, 2015 | Blog, Information, Medical Decisions
Dr Michael Gordon on playing music together, information vs knowledge and sex. Dr Michael Gordon, Geriatrician (amongst other things) What a wonderful wide-ranging conversation with Dr. Michael Gordon, Geriatrician, Writer, and Ethicist. Not necessarily in that order....
