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Research shows there’s more we can do to engage children during health-care appointments. Three experts explain.
ASCO strongly endorses the integration of palliative care (PC) to improve outcomes and support patients in their cancer trajectories. Developing core PC skills for trainees is essential, with few ...
We all will die one day. Surgeons need to be able to discuss death and what care at the end of our lives looks like.
As Singapore ages and more suffer from progressive diseases, palliative care is increasingly important. Read more at ...
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 ...
Though the obstacles are many, it’s worth the effort to provide palliative care to patients with heart failure, according to a new paper from the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA). The consensus ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients and even clinicians may be unclear about distinctions in palliative, end-of-life and supportive care.
INDIANAPOLIS – It is important that a healthcare team is aware of and understands a patient’s goals of care, both medical and personal. But that information, if documented, typically is not placed in ...
Often misunderstood as end-of-life care, palliative support focuses on improving quality of life for patients and families.