Why Are Referrals to Palliative Care Delayed?
APP discusses the benefits of early integration of palliative care in patients with cancer as well as chronic heart, lung, and neurologic diseases.
Palliative Care
Palliative Care Explored for Long-Term Neurological Conditions
For patients with long-term neurological conditions, a short-term integrated palliative care intervention does not alter palliative care outcomes.
Palliative Care: Now More Essential than Ever
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought new challenges to palliative care teams.
AGS Survey Reveals Mixed Opinions on Physician-Assisted Suicide
Researchers administered a survey to members of the American Geriatrics Society to better understand their views on physician-assisted suicide.
Hospital-Based Palliative Care Reduces End-of-Life ICU Stays
Implementation of hospital-based palliative care service was associated with a 10% reduction in ICU use, lowering healthcare costs and improving quality of death for terminal patients.
Few Critical Care Nurses Feel Competent in Providing Palliative Care
Moral distress levels vary with perceived use of care; higher levels of distress seen with less frequent use.
Policy Changes Proposed to Meet Projected Need for Palliative Care
Modeling suggests the number of palliative care physicians is decreasing.
Bereavement Service May Reduce Complaints and Litigation After Patient Deaths
A consultation with a medical specialist was found to reduce family complaints and threats of litigation after the death of a loved one.
A Kennedy Terminal Ulcer in a geriatric patient
Kennedy Terminal Ulcers (KTUs) were first described over 30 years ago and were associated with the dying process
Keep the care in care coordination
In a patient-centric model of care, the effort focuses on the patient’s wishes.
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