Dr. Alexia M Torke MD
Hospice and Palliative Care Specialist | Hospice and Palliative Medicine
1001 W 10th St Indianapolis IN, 46202About
Dr. Alexia Torke is a hospice and palliative care specialist practicing in Indianapolis, IN. Dr. Torke provides care to people who are seriously ill. As a hospice and palliative care specialist, Dr. Torke works to relieve the pain and suffering of people who have a severe medical condition and are in a critical state. Hospice and palliative care specialists try to improve the quality of life for a person who may not have much time left to live.
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Self-neglect and resistance to intervention: ethical challenges for clinicians.
- Medical decision-making during the guardianship process for incapacitated, hospitalized adults: a descriptive cohort study.
- Palliative care for patients with dementia: a national survey.
- Caregiver and noncaregiver attitudes toward dementia screening.
- Older adults and forgoing cancer screening: "I think it would be strange".
- Caregiver perspectives on cancer screening for persons with dementia: "why put them through it?".
- Making decisions for hospitalized older adults: ethical factors considered by family surrogates.
- The content of hope in ambulatory patients with colon cancer.
- Building the evidence base for palliative care and dementia.
- Moving forward on advance care planning: a novel web site. Commentary on Sudore et al.
- Factors associated with family satisfaction with end-of-life care in the ICU: a systematic review.
- Surrogate decision makers and proxy ownership: challenges of privacy management in health care decision making.
- Wishard Volunteer Advocates Program: an intervention for at-risk, incapacitated, unbefriended adults.
- Religion and Spirituality in Surrogate Decision Making for Hospitalized Older Adults.
- Doctor, What Would You Do? An ANSWER for Patients Requesting Advice About Value-Laden Decisions.
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