2005 AAHPM PIT SIG Cases

Brian Murphy, MD

Fellow in Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Capital Hospice

Arlington, VA

Weaning of intravenous milrinone after four years of chronic infusion



Gabriel Paulian, MD

Fellow in Palliative Medicine

University of Florida Health Science Center – Jacksonville

Jacksonville, FL

Johnny can’t read: another cause of opioid non-adherence



Jennie Webb-Wright, MD

Palliative Care Fellow

VCU Medical Center

Richmond, VA

Don’t just hang the morphine; think high tech!!



Tamara Sacks, MD

Palliative Care Fellow

VCU Medical Center

Richmond, VA

"You haven’t done what you promised.”



Maggie O'Connor, MD

Palliative Medicine Fellow - San Diego Hospice 2003-04

Founder of HO/PE: Healing Opportunities/Palliative Expertise

Mankato, MN

Does this patient really want terminal sedation?