http://community.advanceweb.com/blogs/ltc_1/archive/2009/03/11/guest-blog-how-do-you-handle-end-of-life-care.aspxThis is a guest blog by Anthony Cirillo, FACHE, ABC: A new study suggests that physicians are fairly ignorant about how to act toward patients when they run out of treatment options. According to Anthony Back, lead author and professor of medicine atenCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Debug Build: 61120.2)http://community.advanceweb.com/blogs/ltc_1/archive/2009/03/11/guest-blog-how-do-you-handle-end-of-life-care.aspx#36792Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:43:52 GMT06d5312c-37b9-406e-be84-460d8d21f4fc:36792Anthony Cirillo<p>Thanks Deborah. &nbsp;Some hospitals have actually started holding physician grand rounds where the panel presenting are actual patients and / or their caregivers and families. &nbsp;Essentially it humanizes the experience and opens the physicians to a broader perspective. &nbsp;</p> http://community.advanceweb.com/blogs/ltc_1/archive/2009/03/11/guest-blog-how-do-you-handle-end-of-life-care.aspx#36791Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:38:11 GMT06d5312c-37b9-406e-be84-460d8d21f4fc:36791Deborah<p>My late husband's oncologist and nurse stayed with us to the very end, even though his care had been turned over to hospice. I know it gave my husband comfort and that gave me comfort. &nbsp;Until you live through that with someone you love, you have no idea how much that means. We were fortunate that &quot;our&quot; team was compassionate, but I hear horror stories that suggest your results are on the mark. Doctors just do not know how to handle the human side of medicine, it seems. Maybe med schools should schedule guest lecturers on this topic or include it in the curriculum.</p>