Scientific American: Patients Fare Better When They Get Palliative Care Sooner, Not Later
The American Journal of Managed Care: Early Palliative Care Linked to Better End-of-Life Outcomes in Ovarian Cancer
McKnight's Long-Term Care News: Goals of care conversations with palliative care specialists result in better patient outcomes, lower healthcare spending, study finds
Goals of care conversations with palliative care specialists result in better patient outcomes, lower healthcare spending, study finds
Singapore aims to train 10,000 nurses in general palliative care competencies by 2030. The move will equip more than a fifth of the country’s nursing workforce with skills to support patients’ ...
News Medical: Special program enables nurses to better prepare for providing palliative care
Critical care nurses at five University of California medical centers are better prepared to lead primary palliative care at the bedside after participating in a special training and mentoring program ...
McKnight's Long-Term Care News: Palliative care screening in ICU may lead to better patient outcome
In the last months of my mother’s life, before she went into hospice, she was seen at home by a nurse practitioner who specialized in palliative care. The focus is on improving patients’ quality of ...
Researchers have studied developments since the introduction of ‘National knowledge support for good palliative care at the end of life’ in 2013. Their findings show that despite national palliative ...
Medical Xpress: Why palliative care goes hand in hand with treatment for people with cancer: Q&A
For many people with cancer and other serious diseases, palliative care is an important element of their journey. Palliative care can be valuable at any stage of an illness. When people with cancer ...
Why palliative care goes hand in hand with treatment for people with cancer: Q&A
Initiating palliative care more than 3 months before death improves end-of-life outcomes for patients with ovarian cancer, highlighting the need for earlier interventions. Despite experiencing a ...
MSN: Kochi chapter of IMA, residents’ associations come together for palliative care initiative ‘Koode’
KOCHI: Aiming to ensure a better quality of life for elderly and homebound patients, the Kochi chapter of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) is launching an initiative, ‘Koode’, that will provide ...
Kochi chapter of IMA, residents’ associations come together for palliative care initiative ‘Koode’
Conducting goals of care conversations (GOCC) with specialty palliative consults (SPC) was associated with lower cost-related outcomes for both patients and hospitals, according to a September study ...
Yahoo Finance: Tuesday Health Expands National Footprint With Humana Partnership to Advance Value-Based Palliative Care
Tuesday Health today announced a new partnership with Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) to expand access to value-based palliative care for Texans living with serious illness, marking another step in the ...
Tuesday Health Expands National Footprint With Humana Partnership to Advance Value-Based Palliative Care
Dr. Sanjay A. Pai reviews Jerry Pinto’s book on palliative care, urging a shift from "cure at all costs" to life-affirming, dignified patient support.
Palliative Care Australia is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Chris Hatherly as the organisation's new Chief Executive Officer.Dr Hatherly is ...
Despite decades of government inquiries, significant differences in palliative care remain in Sweden. A new series of studies shows that the national governance is not working as intended, and that ...
John's first exposure to the world of palliative care came in early 2016, when his late wife, Jane, reached the final stages of pancreatic cancer. John and Jane hadn't given much thought to the idea ...
STAT: Palliative care for cancer patients is found to be as effective given virtually as in person
Palliative care for cancer patients is found to be as effective given virtually as in person
These face-to-face conversations can help establish care goals and document the patient’s healthcare preferences while the patient is still involved in the decision-making process. Palliative care ...
MSN: Somerset MP Gideon Amos calls for better care for dementia patients
An MP in Somerset is calling for better care for people living with dementia. Gideon Amos, the Liberal Democrat MP for Taunton and Wellington, backed the campaign following a recent visit to ...
WTOP News: What Is Palliative Care, and Can You Get It at Home?
Modern medicine can treat and cure countless health conditions, but it can’t always repair the quality-of-life impairments these conditions leave behind. Palliative care is a health care service ...
The Durango Herald: Mercy Hospital’s outpatient palliative care switches to for-profit model
Outpatient palliative care through Mercy Hospital is now operating on a for-profit basis under new CommonSpirit Health at Home ownership. Meanwhile, the palliative care program – which offers symptom ...
ascopubs.org: Toxicity profile, palliative care and hospice utilization of geriatric patients with hepatocellular carcinoma treated with atezolizumab plus bevacizumab in the veteran health ...
Toxicity profile, palliative care and hospice utilization of geriatric patients with hepatocellular carcinoma treated with atezolizumab plus bevacizumab in the veteran health ...
Palliative care for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) helps you deal with the physical, emotional, and spiritual issues related to your cancer and its treatments. This type of care doesn't slow or ...
WTVD: When to Transition from Curative Measures to Palliative or Hospice Care
Deciding when to stop seeking curative measures and transition to palliative or hospice care is a deeply personal and often challenging decision. Understanding the differences between these types of ...
Health Affairs: A Policy Framework For States Seeking To Scale Palliative Care
Despite proven benefits for patients and value for health systems, access to palliative care remains limited due to lack of awareness and workforce shortages. Low reimbursement rates have made matters ...
Everyday Health: Palliative Care for Metastatic Prostate Cancer: How to Find Symptom Relief and Support
Here’s how to get relief from the nausea, anxiety, pain, and other symptoms of advanced prostate cancer and its treatments. Palliative care can make life more manageable during cancer treatment, but ...
Palliative Care for Metastatic Prostate Cancer: How to Find Symptom Relief and Support
Healio: Palliative care improves quality of life for recipients of bone marrow transplantation