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(Last updated March 2011)

Cases have had names and facts altered or are composite cases and are not intended to represent any individual patient.  If you think a case presented here represents you please contact us.

The cases in the posts originate from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Institute to Enhance Palliative Care, unless where clearly indicated otherwise.

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NOTE: Pallimed: Case Conferences closed April 25, 2013 as an individual sub-blog and new Cases are being posted at the main site www.pallimed.org.  Old posts from this site will be imported with comments to www.pallimed.org.  Comments at cases.pallimed.org are closed. 

Pallimed: Case Conferences was founded April 11, 2008. It is sometimes referred to as 'Cases'

From the beginning of this blog cases have been posted roughly twice a month.  Consistent posting stopped in May 2009 because of increased workload at the main Pallimed blog.  Pallimed Case Conferences has always had a blue color scheme to help identify it when looking at all the Pallimed blogs.

Cases was part of the 2008 overall redesign of Pallimed and at that time had a dark blue on beige color scheme.  As of March 2011 all Pallimed blogs underwent a major redesign with a focus on simplification and ease of use with a emphasis on social.  The color scheme now is navy blue on white with subtle goldenrod accents.  In March 2011, Pallimed: Case Conferences also opened up to guest submissions from professionals and the public.  While not focused on direct medical advice, aspects of the cases may be informative to professionals and the public to discuss openly.

Yearly Site Traffic for Pallimed: Case Conferences
2008: 3122 hits, 4496 pageviews
2009: 4935 hits, 6668 pageviews
2010: 9238 hits, 12533 pageviews

Pallimed is a volunteer effort and has never and will never accept advertisements.

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We are glad you found us and hope you enjoy the information and commentary we provide. If you are here we presume you have a basic understanding of the field of hospice and palliative care, and are likely part of the professional field. (Here is a good description of palliative care if it is a new concept for you.)  If you are members of the general public or media, you are also welcome to ask questions and see what challenges are faced daily by members of this professional community.

Pallimed: Case Conferences is a companion blog to Pallimed: A Hospice and Palliative Medicine Blog. Some readers have asked that Pallimed include cases for discussion of difficult and interesting situations in palliative medicine. We agree this is an important way to learn and decided to include it as a separate blog since it might appeal to a particular subset of readers. Unless otherwise indicated The cases presented have been reformatted with permission from David Barnard, JD, PhD from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Institute to Enhance Palliative Care.

Our target audience is the professionals (MD, DO, RN, LPN, LVN, Home Health Aide, ARNP, SW, Chaplain, Administrators, PT, OT, Speech, Pharmacy, etc.) working in hospice and palliative care, but we welcome all readers to this blog, including patients, families and other medical professionals outside of this field.

Our goal is to review current palliative medicine, hospice, end-of-life cases. On the main blog we highlight research and important events in end-of-life care from the news media and entertainment arenas. Pallimed: Case Conferences is not intended to replace the patient-physician relationship.

(Updated March 2011)