Table of Contents

Article

• From the Editor's Desk

  Joseph L Breault

  Ochsner Journal December 2011, 11 (4) 289;
• Editorial - Chief Medical Officer Perspective on End-of-Life Issues in a Health System

  Joseph E Bisordi

  Ochsner Journal December 2011, 11 (4) 290-291;
• Editorial - The End of Life From a Nurse's Perspective

  Nancy Davis

  Ochsner Journal December 2011, 11 (4) 292;
• Editorial - Reflection on End-of-Life Care

  B. Jay Brooks

  Ochsner Journal December 2011, 11 (4) 293-294;
• Portrait of an Artist: A Final Study

  Karen M Pinsky

  Ochsner Journal December 2011, 11 (4) 295-297;
• We Need To Talk

  Lisa Tompkins

  Ochsner Journal December 2011, 11 (4) 298-301;
• DNR, DNAR, or AND? Is Language Important?

  Joseph L Breault

  Ochsner Journal December 2011, 11 (4) 302-306;
• The End at the Beginning

  Michael White

  Ochsner Journal December 2011, 11 (4) 309-316;
• Psychosocial End-of-Life Considerations for Healthcare Providers

  Lauren D Vazquez and Michael D Santone

  Ochsner Journal December 2011, 11 (4) 317-324;
• The Nurse Advocate in End-of-Life Care

  Kathy Hebert, Harold Moore and Joan Rooney

  Ochsner Journal December 2011, 11 (4) 325-329;
• Legal Considerations in End-of-Life Decisionmaking in Louisiana

  Ann Koppel and Shelley M Sullivan

  Ochsner Journal December 2011, 11 (4) 330-333;
• Palliative Care in Australia

  Geoffrey Keith Mitchell

  Ochsner Journal December 2011, 11 (4) 334-337;
• Acute Surgical Emergencies in Patients at or Near the End of Life

  Michael C Townsend

  Ochsner Journal December 2011, 11 (4) 338-341;
• Cardiac Implantable Electrical Devices: Bioethics and Management Issues Near the End of Life

  Freddy M Abi-Samra

  Ochsner Journal December 2011, 11 (4) 342-347;
• The Role of Palliative Care at the End of Life

  Robin B Rome, Hillary H Luminais, Deborah A. Bourgeois and Christopher M Blais

  Ochsner Journal December 2011, 11 (4) 348-352;
• What Physicians Should Know About Hospice

  Susan L Vogel

  Ochsner Journal December 2011, 11 (4) 353-356;
• Bioethics Consultations and Resources

  Jennie Thomas

  Ochsner Journal December 2011, 11 (4) 357-359;
• Letters to the EditorTo the Editor:To the Editor:To the Editor:To the Editor:To the Editor:

  Richard N Re, Soffy Botero, Alaa A Abd-Elsayed, Nathan J Harrison and Richard Deichmann

  Ochsner Journal December 2011, 11 (4) 360-362;
• Recent Publications by Ochsner Authors

  Ochsner Journal December 2011, 11 (4) 363-368;
• Editorial Consultants 2011

  Ochsner Journal December 2011, 11 (4) 369;
• CME Upcoming Events/CME Credit Information

  Ochsner Journal December 2011, 11 (4) 370;
• CME Test/CME Application Form

  Ochsner Journal December 2011, 11 (4) 371-372;