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James A. Avery, MD, FACP
James A. Avery, MD, FACP
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Meet Dr. Avery, our National Medical Advisor
 Dr. James A. Avery    Dr. James A. Avery joined AseraCare as our National Medical Advisor in December 2004. His background in hospice medicine—along with his desire to ensure that dying patients and their families receive the absolute best quality of care—well qualify him to help lead AseraCare to the forefront of hospice care in the United States.
 
To learn more about Dr. Avery’s philosophy of hospice care, read his Dec. 27, 2004, letter to hospice medical directors. 
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Dr. Avery's Professional Information
  
For details about Dr. Avery’s professional qualifications, read his curriculum vitae.
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CareMatters newsletter






Dr. Avery explains the purpose of his CareMatters newsletter in a March 2006 letter. You can read these current and past issues of CareMatters, published monthly for hospice physicans by AseraCare Hospice:

Issue No. 1 — Advanced Dementia
Issue No. 2 — Good Grief
Issue No. 3 — Yes, Doctor, You Do Need to Read This!
Issue No. 4 — The 'H' in AseraCare Hospice Stands for Hope
Issue No. 5 — Giving Bad News in a Beautiful Way
Issue No. 6 — Non-Cancer Hospice Diagnoses
Issue No. 7 — Everything You Wanted to Know About Methadone But Were Afraid to Ask

Issue No. 8 — Hospice and COPD
Issue No. 9 — Nursing Home Residents and AseraCare Hospice: A Primer for Physicians
Issue No. 10 — Hospice Pain Management 101: "Pulling Out the Nails of Pain"
Issue No. 11 — AseraCare Hospice and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Issue No. 12 — Hospice and Palliative Care Emergencies—Part I: Malignant Spinal Cord Compression (MSCC)
Issue No. 13 — Hospice and Palliative Care Emergencies—Part II: Agitated Delirium
Issue No. 14 — AseraCare Hospice and Human Dignity 
Issue No. 15 — Breakthrough Pain 
Issue No. 16 — Final Days and Hours: The Terminal Phase
Issue No. 17 — Grief and the Holidays

 




 
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