Dr. Wes

Standing up for the practicing physician

Tuesday, October 07, 2008

An excellent essay on futile care by Joseph Sacco, MD appears today in the New York Times.

-Wes

DrWes: Westby G. Fisher, MD, FACC is a board certified internist, cardiologist, and cardiac electrophysiologist (doctor specializing in heart rhythm disorders) practicing at NorthShore University HealthSystem in Evanston, IL, USA and is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Medicine. He is an unpaid co-founder of Practicing Physicians of America, a 501c6 non-profit business league for working physicians. He entered the blog-o-sphere in November, 2005. DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed in this blog are strictly the those of the author(s) and should not be construed as the opinion(s) or policy(ies) of NorthShore University HealthSystem, nor recommendations for your care or anyone else's. Please seek professional guidance instead.

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