A Renewed Opportunity To Make Ourselves Aware of End-Of-Life Care

March 21, 2023

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In this Boston Globe letter to the editor, Tufts Medicine Care at Home Chief Medical Officer Bernice Burkarth, MD, HMDC, FAAHPM shares her perspective on end-of-life care in light of former President Jimmy Carter’s recent decision to enter hospice care.

She writes, “Every time I witness a patient or family member crumple at the suggestion of hospice or palliative care, I despair over the misconception, even by my fellow health care providers, that either means giving up.

Read the full essay at: A renewed opportunity to make ourselves aware of end-of-life care

MENTIONED IN THIS PAGE:

• Care at Home
• Hospice
• Leadership
• Palliative Care
• Home Care + Visiting Nurse
• Hospice Care
• Bernice Burkarth, MD

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