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			<title>Understanding Primary vs. Specialty Palliative Care  </title>
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			<title>So You Want to Start a Palliative Care Program?</title>
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			<title>Exit Strategy: A Cancer Patient's Journey</title>
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			<dc:creator>Linda M. Gorman</dc:creator>
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			<title>Medication Tips for Palliative &amp; Hospice Care Patients</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Linda Gorman discusses the importance of an ongoing medication regimen evaluation for the patient on palliative or hospice care.  ]]></description>
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			<title>End of Life Transitions</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Linda Gorman expresses her concern over multiple patient transitions at the end of life.  ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>The Gift</title>
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			<dc:creator>Linda M. Gorman</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Linda Gorman shares the story of a former nurse who teaches nursing students the personal side of end-of-life care.  ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Forgiveness</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Advanced Cancer Patients' Beliefs About Chemotherapy</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Linda Gorman explains the importance of communication when it comes to treating patients with an advanced cancer diagnosis.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Palliative Care in the ICU</title>
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			<dc:creator>Linda M. Gorman</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Linda Gorman discusses the expanding of advanced cancer care as palliative care and the ICU intersect. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 11:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Veteran Death Benefits</title>
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			<dc:creator>Linda M. Gorman</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Linda Gorman shares some valuable resources for nurses to access when their patient is also a military veteran.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 11:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Helping Veterans With Advanced Cancer</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Linda Gorman shares ways oncology nurses can meet the needs of a growing population: veterans.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Have You Had the Conversation?</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Linda Gorman discusses The Conversation Project and how nurses can use this resource to encourage patients and their loved ones to have end-of-life discussions.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 11:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>DNR, DNAR, AND, CMO:  The Alphabet Soup Used for End-of-Life Care Orders</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Linda Gorman discusses the meanings of, and differences among, the abbreviations used during end-of-life care. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>The Public's Perception of Palliative Care</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Linda Gorman discusses the finding of an CAPC poll about how the average person views palliative care and offers a resource to help patients better understand its role in their care. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 11:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Chemotherapy at the End of Life</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Linda Gorman discusses how to talk to a patient about pursuing  chemotherapy at the end of life by talking about expectations throughout treatment. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Have You Heard of POLST?</title>
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			<dc:creator>Linda M. Gorman</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Linda Gorman discusses the Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment initiative and how it can improve patient care.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2012 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Talking to Patients About Hospice</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Linda Gorman shares some great techniques for talking about hospice with patients and their families. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 12:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Requests for Hastened Death</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Linda Gorman discusses why patients sometimes ask for a hastened death and offers six tips on how to respond.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 12:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>What Happens at a Family Meeting?</title>
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			<dc:creator>Linda M. Gorman</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Linda Gorman gives some insight into what happens at family meetings and offers advice on how nurses can better participate in them.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>What if Patients Can't Make Their Own Medical Decisions?</title>
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			<dc:creator>Linda M. Gorman</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Linda Gorman advises on what to do when a surrogate has to make the decisions for a patient.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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