Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: hospice workers

  • Living well before we die

    Caroline WellberyWashington DC, United States Imagine having a passion for dying. Imagine 1,500 doctors and nurses at their annual meeting, gathering to support each other in that passion. These men and women are America’s hospice workers, and their conference is sponsored by the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM). In the hotel elevator,…