March 20 is the National Day of Recognition for Long-Term Care Physicians Most people probably don’t know that March 20 is the National Day of Recognition for Long-Term Care Physicians. In 2010, Congress made that designation to honor doctors like me, and Dr. William Dodd, one of the founders of AMDA and a luminary in […]
Palliative pooches: When dogs make the rounds
As a nursing home and palliative care physician, my work can be heart-wrenching. My patients and their families are often facing extremely difficult decisions as we walk the path of serious illness together. However, over the last 20 years I’ve found that taking my dogs with me to do patient care tends to lighten my […]
