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 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;