HEALTHCARE

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~ WHAT WE DO ~

e-Preferences Quick Start

Our Conversation Starter Questions are designed to help you begin thinking of a few of the common topics for your upcoming discussions with loved ones.

Healthcare Resource Assistance

Our staff is ready to help with resource collection for individuals, educational institutions, healthcare providers or even advocacy groups.

PAINS-KC offers a strong patient voice to help inform research and the development of patient-centered pain policy and educational programming and to help raise awareness of chronic pain in the KC metro area.

Workplace Programs

Our workplace programs are a benefit to employees who inevitably find themselves caring for both elderly parents at the same time of other generations of family.

TPOPP Resources

The Transportable Physician Orders for Patient Preferences (TPOPP) initiative is designed to translate patient preferences into medical orders.

Caring Conversations

Our popular Caring Conversations resources and workbook will guide you and your family through the process of Advanced Care Planning.

EVENTS

Follow our event calendar for ongoing lectures discussing the latest topics in healthcare from patient-centered medicine to affordable care to end-of-life planning.

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Live Lectures

Our monthly live lectures on Facebook connect you to healthcare experts and authors discussing healthcare policy and how to support a loved ones end-of-life preferences.

Annual Dinner

Join us each year at our Annual Dinner and Symposium as our speakers explore patient centered healthcare solutions and enhancements in end-of-life planning.

Flanigan Lecture

At the Flanigan Lecture on August 7, 2018, Dr. Steven Miles questions, given what we know now, ought parents allow kids to play collision sports

Case Studies

Case studies provide a roadmap for decision-making in future cases, help drive the development of new analysis and thought about complex medical and moral dilemmas.

Aging Resources

These resources will help you plan for an aging population and the aspects of life including healthcare, caregiving, housing, shopping and driving.

Chronic Pain

These resources help us work to change the way chronic pain is perceived, judged and treated.

End of Life Resources

These resources and interviews help you navigate the complex healthcare system for living wills, durable powers of attorney and concerns about care outside of hospital.

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Center for Practical Bioethics

Photos from Center for Practical Bioethics's post The following personal reflection is adapted from thoughts shared with some palliative care colleagues on the night before Richard’s funeral:
I was blessed to be part of a large gathering of family, friends and out of town guests this evening ... 4 Comments What an amazingly beautiful tribute, John. I know there is a void that can’t be filled with Dr. Payne’s passing. ...May his memory be a blessing.What a lovely tribute, John. You all must feel very fortunate to have worked with him.

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It is with profound sadness that we share with you that our colleague and friend, Dr. Richard Payne, 67 – internationally recognized expert in neurology, oncology, pain management, palliative care and bioethics – died January 3 from complications related to ... 6 Comments A dear man. Highly intelligent and respected in his profession.
So sorry to hear this. My condolences to his family, ...Sad to hear of this...Baruch Dayan HaEmet

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With profound sadness we share that our colleague, friend and our John B. Francis Chair DR. RICHARD PAYNE, 67, expert in neurology, oncology, pain management and palliative care, died January 3 from complications related to a recent cancer diagnosis.
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Tomorrow, Jan 8, 11 AM CT, William Colby presents "Ethics and End of Life: The Nancy Cruzan Case" Colby argued Cruzan vs. Director, MO Dept of Health, the 1st right-to-die case before the Supreme Court. Watch lecture on FB Live....

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Please Support Our Mission Each year, over 181,000 downloads of our FREE healthcare conversation guides and end of life planning educational resources occur online.
And all of these FREE resources are made possible by your individual support year-after-year. Thank you for considering supporting our ...

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Few elderly patients record treatment preferences before surgery https://t.co/l1m1Stj7ZU

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Dr. Google Is a Liar https://t.co/AyGjd3O1sB - What role should #bioethicists play in addressing this problem?

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KC bioethicist: Human gene editing has potential for good, but proceed with caution Human Gene Editing: An Interview with KMBC
#geneediting #genomeediting #humangeneediting #bioethics
The case involving a Chinese scientist who announced he edited genetic material in twin baby girls is stirring up concern among the scientific community in Kansas City.

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@PracBioethics bioethicist @tarrisrosell expresses concern about unintended consequences of gene editing in @KMBZradio interview.
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Please consider supporting our mission on GIVING TUESDAY! Your support also allows us to continue our legacy work in end-of-life decision making.
On a PERSONAL level, we guide patients, families and clinicians grappling with heartbreaking choices. On the PROFESSIONAL level, ...

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Conversation Guides for Families Over the Holidays “How do we start a conversation with our parents about Advance Care Directives?”
CONVERSATION GUIDES -
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#advancecaredirectives #caringconversations #advancecareplanning

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Center for Practical Bioethics Please SHARE our Family Healthcare Conversation Guides to friends gathering on Thanksgiving. THANK YOU!!!!
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Film Series: Frankenstein Asks Us to Ponder What Is Monstrous This year marks the 200th anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein: or, the Modern Prometheus. The 1931 Universal Studios’ film adaptation of Frankenstein brought Shelly’s story to a mass audience. The mad Dr. Frankenstein, consumed with the desire ...

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Film Series: Watching Big Fish Next to My Mother in the Hospital Now, this is an interesting coincidence, as I was watching “Big Fish” on Amazon Video whilst visiting my mother during her last week in this world. I was summoned to Portland by my physician brother who told me that my ...

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Film Series: Big Fish Emphasizes the Importance of Communication Dying is hard work. Preparing to die is hard work. Watching someone you love die is hard work. It is the hardest work a family does. Want to know another thing that can be hard work in a family?Communication.Big Fish ...