Professor of Clinical Epidemiology & Population Health, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health
Professor of Clinical Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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Montefiore Medical Center
111 East 210th Street
Bronx, NY 10467
Tel: 718.920.4630
Fax: 718.920.4989
tpowell@montefiore.org
U.S. News & World Report (via HealthDay) interviews bioethicist Dr. Tia Powell about a new study that found advanced directives, also known as living wills, are very important in shaping the care that's provided to patients and reduces the cost of end-of-life care, which accounted for more than one-quarter of total Medicare spending last year.
ABC News interviews Dr. Tia Powell about concerns that H1N1 could strain intensive-care unit resources at hospitals this winter.