Home Newsletters and Publications   About PPECC   PPECC's Newsletter: Voices for Change     Join PPECC   February 2004 (Vol 1, Iss 1)   Personal Stories     Share Your Story   Research Brief on PPECC, January 2005   Chronic Illness Facts     Links   Meeting the Challenge of Chronic Illness Robert L. Kane, MD, Reinhard Priester, JD, and Annette Totten, PhD Chronic conditions such as arthritis, heart disease, and Parkinson's disease are the principal cause of all sickness and death in the United States and account for the vast majority of health care expenditures. Although we now live in a world dominated by chronic conditions, health care is still organized around a commitment to treating acute illness.  Meeting the Challenge of Chronic Illness examines current deficiencies in chronic illness care and explores ways to improve it. Addressing the challenges of shifting from the primacy of acute illness to the predominance of chronic conditions, the authors identify the components necessary to reorganize and reform health care: properly prepared health care workers; involved patients and families; appropriate use of new technologies, especially information systems; an appropriate role for prevention; and the creation of funding approaches that will provide necessary incentives. This book calls on policymakers, health care providers, and educators to address one of the greatest challenges facing the health care system. Click here to view the flyer and print your 20% discount form   Upcoming Events         Media Kit It Shouldn’t Be This Way Book Ordering Information Bob Kane's new book, which was the inciting force behind creating Professionals with Personal Experience in Chronic Care, has been published by Vanderbilt University Press. The problems (and some solutions) to reform our badly broken health care system are captured in It Shouldn't Be This Way, which recounts the difficulties he and his sister encountered when trying to arrange long-term care for their ailing mother. The book’s central message, which is the mantra of PPECC, is: If a long term-care expert could not make the system work, what chance does the average person have? It Shouldn't Be This Way combines elements of a memoir along with specific lessons and tips for families to help them navigate the confusing world of hospitals, clinics and long-term care. Each chapter ends with a set of formal lessons that are derived from their experience. These lessons are designed to prepare adult children and other family members for what they will likely face and to alert people to common challenges when seeking health care. Hardcover and paperback copies of the book are now available for purchase on Amazon.com. One way to call attention to our issues is to post short reviews of the book on this site.  Click here to place your book order.   Newsletters/Publications   Privacy Policy   Contact Us