Search results for "Palliative Care"
Family illness brings palliative care, other policies into focus
Personal experiences play out amid public health policy debates.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2023/06/family-illness-brings-palliative-care-other-policies-into-focus.htm
1 Jun 2023
Palliative care guidelines updated with increased focus on collaboration, communication
The guidelines from the National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care focus on two main concepts: that palliative care is inclusive of all people with serious illness and that timely consideration of palliative care is the responsibility of all who care for the seriously ill, including primary care physicians, subspecialists, and hospitalists.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2018/11/06/4.htm
6 Nov 2018
Latest COVID-19 research looks at plasma, prophylaxis, palliative care, periop risks
The benefit of convalescent plasma is uncertain, and hydroxychloroquine did not appear to work for prophylaxis, according to new studies. Experts offered advice on using palliative care, avoiding surgery, changing residency applications, and understanding antibody testing.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2020/06/09/1.htm
9 Jun 2020
Palliative care for a pandemic
Diane E. Meier, MD, FACP, director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care, discusses how palliative care can be applied to the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2020/05/palliative-care-for-a-pandemic.htm
1 May 2020
What to say when sharing serious news
When delivering bad news to patients, physicians should avoid wordiness and instead follow some other tactics.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2023/06/what-to-say-when-sharing-serious-news.htm
1 Jun 2023
Early palliative care improves quality of life in patients with metastatic lung cancer
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https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2010/08/24/2.htm
24 Aug 2010
Palliative care's place outside cancer
Integrated palliative care is important in offering comfort measures to patients with conditions that are expected to shorten their life spans.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2019/06/palliative-cares-place-outside-cancer.htm
1 Jun 2019
Extended-release morphine didn't improve breathlessness in COPD
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) randomized to two different doses of morphine or placebo for three weeks reported similar effects on breathlessness, an Australian trial found. Their step count also didn't change.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2022/11/29/1.htm
29 Nov 2022
Resources for palliative care in a pandemic
Resources are available to help internists manage palliative care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2020/05/resources-for-palliative-care-in-a-pandemic.htm
1 May 2020
Telehealth expands reach of palliative care in rural areas
Some rural hospitals and palliative care programs are using telehealth to reach distant patients in an environment of clinician scarcity or budget constraints.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2020/02/telehealth-expands-reach-of-palliative-care-in-rural-areas.htm
1 Feb 2020