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The “U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals Rankings”, include Palliative Care as one of the seven Patient Services that can make or break hospitals from the list. Hospice Radio, a one hour interview-based program hosted and produced by Dr. Zoë A. Lewis recognized, "many Americans don’t know about the existence of the unique services provided by Palliative Care Programs, so this report won't help them considering a top facility."
"What is Palliative Care?" features interviews with three top experts in the field of Aging and end-of-life care. AARP’s Dr. Harry Moody, author of the monthly newsletter, ‘Soul of Bioethics’, addresses the need for greater awareness among our seniors stressing current end-of-life care options. He also considers the current Federal Administration’
Jay Westbrook, RN, CHPN, Dr.H. Moody and Dr. Z. Lewis were recent faculty speakers at the National Council on Aging together with the American Society on Aging for the Aging in America Conference this past March, 2009.
Hospice Radio is noncommercial. Zoë A. Lewis, MD, FACP is a Diplomat of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and hosts a website www.zoealewis.com, targeting end-of-life care issues and Alzheimer’s Education Activism. She is the author of two books on Alzheimer’s care, “"I hope they know... The Essential Handbook on Alzheimer's Disease and Care" and "La Guía Holística para la Enfermedad de Alzheimer, Virtualbookworm Publishing.
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