What Is the Role of Palliative Care in Outpatient Oncology?
Palliative care should be viewed as a supportive element of care for patients with chronic illnesses at all stages of their disease.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Patients’, Caregivers’ Perception of Care Better With Palliative Care Pathway
An interviews conducted with patients and caregivers demonstrated the effects of an early palliative care pathway for advanced colorectal cancer.
Commentary: Neurologists on Palliative Care Communication
Diane E. Meier, the Director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care, discusses how neurologists can increase quality palliative care communication and encourage better clinician/patient confidence and care.
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 in Phase 1 Trials is Essential for Patients and Their Caregivers
Structured palliative care can ensure these patients and their caregivers have an optimal experience that does not hinder trial outcomes.
Examining Adherence to Patients’ Life-Sustaining Treatment Orders
A study aimed to identify associations between Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment orders and intensive care measures in decedents with chronic ill-ness.
Assessing Goals of Care to Ensure End-of-Life Care Follows Patients’ Wishes
A single-item visual analog scale has been shown to ensure that oncologists’ perceptions and patients’ wishes for end of life care are in agreement.
Are Medical Students Prepared for End-of-Life Care? Ask the IMEP-e Assessment
The electronic International Medical Education in Palliative Care (IMEP-e) assessment, which includes details on training hours in palliative care and self-efficacy and personal expectation scales, may be an effective digital tool for obtaining data regarding students’ preparedness in practicing palliative care.
Addressing the Lack of Access to Palliative Care, Pain Management
More than 25.5 million people who died in 2015 experienced serious health-related suffering and the majority did not have access to palliative care and pain relief.
Patient-Centered Communication: Every Doctor’s Moral Imperative
One physician shares his insights on how repeated active discussions with patients about distress, treatment options, and goals can both reduce costs and help to identify when aggressive treatment is no longer appropriate.
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