Palliative Care
Recent Articles
Journal of Palliative Medicine
- Effectiveness of a Specialized Outpatient Palliative Care Service as Experienced by Patients and Caregivers
- Core Medicines for Quality Care of the Dying
- Four Essential Drugs: Differing Opinions or Heresy?
- Early Admission to Community-Based Palliative Care Reduces Use of Emergency Departments in the Ninety Days Before Death
- A Nationwide Study Comparing End-of-Life Care for Men and Women Veterans
- Creating a Climate for Healing: A Visual Model for Goals of Care Discussions
- Case Report: Long-Term Mood Response To Repeat Dose Intramuscular Ketamine in a Depressed Patient with Advanced Cancer
- Recent LiteratureFeature Editor: Paul C. Rousseau
- The Ambiguities of Free-Standing Pediatric Hospices
- Anti-Epileptic Drugs for Pain #271
- Hospice Offers More Palliative Care but Costs Less Than Usual Care for Terminal Geriatric Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients: A Nationwide Study
- Dose Ratios between High Dose Oral Morphine or Equivalents and Oral Methadone
- The Diverse Landscape of Palliative Care Clinics
- Latent Classes of Prognosis Conversations in Palliative Care: A Mixed-Methods Study
- Staff Perspectives on the Provision of End-of-Life Care in a Community Residence for Older Adults with Developmental Disabilities
- Promoting Resilience among Parents and Caregivers of Children with Cancer
- Discussing Goals of Care for a Delirious Advanced Cancer Patient in the Hospice Setting
- Access to Outreach Specialist Palliative Care Teams among Cancer Patients in Denmark
- An Innovative Self-Care Module for Palliative Care Medical Learners
- Rotating to Oral Methadone in Advanced Cancer Patients: A Case Series
- 24/7 Coverage, Martyrdom, and a Broken Wrist
- Don't Ask – Don't Tell
- Pain, Family, and Idioms: A Poem Triplet
- When It Hits Close to Home
- Demoralization Syndrome: A Condition Often Undiagnosed in Terminally Ill Patients
- Recent Literature; Feature Editor: Paul C. Rousseau
- Opioid Poorly Responsive Cancer Pain #215
- Pain in Sickle Cell Disease #270
- Five Years' Time and The Next Five Things for the List of Choosing Wisely
- Pushed: Finding Truth in the Words of a Confused, Elderly Woman
- Using Social Media Tools To Build an Active and Effective Social Media Presence about Palliative Care
- Reflection on the Death of San Diego Hospice and the Institute for Palliative Medicine
- A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Video in Advance Care Planning for Progressive Pancreas and Hepatobiliary Cancer Patients
- A Palliative Care Needs Assessment of Rural Hospitals
- Octreotide Acetate Administration for Malignant Bowel Obstruction Induces Severe Bradycardia in Patients with Terminal Stage Cancer: Two Case Reports
- Intravenous Midline Catheter Usage: Which Clinical Impact in Homecare Patients?
- The Role of Benzodiazepines in Breathlessness: A Single Site, Open Label Pilot of Sustained Release Morphine Together with Clonazepam
- Reducing the Barriers to Pain Management in Albania: Results from an Educational Seminar with Family Doctors
- Longitudinal Changes and Predictors of Caregiving Burden While Providing End-of-Life Care for Terminally Ill Cancer Patients
- The Use of Very-Low-Dose Methadone for Palliative Pain Control and the Prevention of Opioid Hyperalgesia
- An Integrative Review of Sexual Health Issues in Advanced Incurable Disease
- Assessing Patient Care in Palliative Care Using the Healthcare Matrix
- Education and Referral Criteria: Impact on Oncology Referrals to Palliative Care
- Characteristics of an Ambulatory Palliative Care Clinic for HIV-Infected Patients
- Assessment of Cancer Pain Management Knowledge in Southwest China: A Survey of 259 Physicians from Small City and County Hospitals
- Glycemia Control Using A1C Level in Terminal Cancer Patients with Preexisting Type 2 Diabetes
- Not Just Little Adults: Palliative Care Physician Attitudes Toward Pediatric Patients
- Feasibility and Preliminary Effects of an Intervention Targeting Schema Development for Caregivers of Newly Admitted Hospice Patients
- “Whatever My Mother Wants”: Barriers to Adequate Pain Management
- Use of Intravenous Acetaminophen (Paracetamol) in a Pediatric Patient at the End of Life: Case Report
- Morphine and Hydromorphone-Induced Hyperalgesia in a Hospice Patient
- Comparing Symptom Burden in Patients with Metastatic and Nonmetastatic Cancer
- Abstracts from the; Center to Advance Palliative Care National Seminar New Trends. Proven Solutions.; November 10–12, 2011; San Diego, California
- Evaluation of Spinal Cord Compression #237
- In this Issue
- Should We Be Asking about Preferred Place for Dying Care?
- The Effect of Expressive Art on Fatigue in Palliative Medicine Fellows
- Dyspnea Can Be, and Should Be, Effectively Palliated with Opioids
- “Early Palliative Care: How?” From a Conference Report to a Consensus Document, Bentivoglio, May 14, 2012
- Comparison of International Medical Graduates with US Medical Students and Residents after a Four-Week Course in Palliative Medicine: A Pilot Study
- Trajectory of Illness for Patients with Congestive Heart Failure
- Informed Consent in Palliative Care Clinical Trials: Challenging but Possible
- Examining Palliative Care Team Involvement in Automatic Consultations for Children on Extracorporeal Life Support in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
- Does a Half-Day Course about Palliative Care Matter? A Quantitative and Qualitative Evaluation among Health Care Practitioners
- The Preferred Place of Last Days: Results of a Representative Population-Based Public Survey
- Preliminary Results of the Generation of a Shortened Quality-of-Life Assessment for Patients with Advanced Cancer: The FACIT-Pal-14
- The Edmonton Classification System for Cancer Pain: Comparison of Pain Classification Features and Pain Intensity Across Diverse Palliative Care Settings in Eight Countries
- Predictors of Health Service Use Over the Palliative Care Trajectory
- A Brief Educational Intervention To Teach Residents Shared Decision Making in the Intensive Care Unit
- Palliative Care and Hematological Malignancies: Increased Referrals at a Comprehensive Cancer Centre
- A Pilot Study To Assess the Feasibility of Measuring the Prevalence of Slow Colon Transit or Evacuation Disorder in Palliative Care
- Palliative Care and Essential Drug Availability: Thailand National Survey 2012
- Breast Lesions with Intractable Pain in End-Stage Renal Disease: Calciphylaxis with Chronic Hypotensive Dermatopathy Related Watershed Breast Lesions
- End-of-Life Care Discussions with Nonmalignant Respiratory Disease Patients: A Systematic Review
- Pediatric Palliative Care in Canada and the United States: A Qualitative Metasummary of the Needs of Patients and Families
- Consultation Etiquette in Palliative Care #266
- Writing the Consultation Note #267
- Skeleton Keys
- The Story of Archie
- Filial Piety in Palliative Care: Faithfully Following Family Feelings. Or Is It?
- The Beauty of Death and “I Don't Know”
- Missed Opportunities in Providing Palliative Care for the Urban Poor: A Case Discussion
- Being Well (Even When You're Sick): Mindfulness Practices for People with Cancer and Other Serious Illnesses
Journals & Books
Websites & Associations
Websites
- Coping with Cancer (National Cancer Institute)
- End of Life/ Palliative Education Resource Center
- Get Palliative Care
- Nearing the End of Life (American Cancer Society)
Blogs
Journal of Palliative Medicine
- Final Conversations
- The Name Debate: “Palliative” vs. “Supportive” Care
- Reflections During Holy Week
- Death and Dying in Nigeria–A Social Commentary
- Spotlight on Veterans
- Give me liberty or give me death (via aggressive medical care)
- Sticking Together
- Online Memorials
- Trending Now: #TBCP
- “If You’re In, then I’m Out”
- February is Women’s Heart Health Month
- Trail of Tears
- Death and Dying in the Magic Kingdom
- Smiling Because It Happened
- What Such Acceptance Looks Like
Associations
- Alzheimer’s Association
- American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM)
- Center to Advance Palliative Care
- European Association for Palliative Care
- Family Caregiver Alliance
- Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA)
- National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization
- National Institute of Nursing Research
- National Palliative Care Research Center
Tools & Reference
Definitions
Advance Care Planning
- National Institute on Aging
- POLST
- Advance Directives Factsheet (NCI)
- Doctor, How Long Have I Got? (InteliHealth)
- Communication with Your Family and Your Doctor about Your Wishes (ACEP)
- Conversations Before the Crisis (NHPCO) (PDF)
- Talking about End-of-life Treatment Decisions (AHRQ)
- If You or Someone You Love is Very Ill... Ask Tough Questions (NHPCO) (PDF)
- End of Life Choices - CPR and DNR (FCA)
Coping
- Care of the Family (Beth Israel)
- End-of-Life Choices: Holding on and Letting Go (FCA)
- Offering Spiritual Support for Family or Friends (NHPCO) – PDF
- Terminal Illness: Supporting a Terminally Ill Loved One (Mayo)
- Coping with Advanced Cancer (NCI)
Research
Specific Conditions
- Artificial Hydration and Nutrition (AAFP)
- Food and Fluid Issues at End of Life (HPNA) (PDF)
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) (AAFP)
- End of Life Choices - Feeding Tubes and Ventilators (FCA)
- End of Life: Caring for a Dying Loved One (Mayo)
- Final Days (HPNA) (PDF)
- How Can an Emergency Department Assist Patients and Caregivers at the End of Life? (ACEP)
- Things to Do After Someone Dies (NIA)
- What Happens When Someone Dies? (NIA)
- When You Have Pain at the End-of-Life (ACP) (PDF)
Related Issues
- Autopsy (AAFP)
- Culturally Diverse Communities and End-of-Life Care (APA) (PDF)
- End-of-Life Care Issues for Native Americans (NCI) (PDF)
- Living Well with a Serious Illness: Talking with Your Doctor When the Future Is Uncertain (ACP) (PDF)
- Uncertain (ACP) (PDF)
Directories
Children
Learning & Education
Stanford Grand Rounds
- Good Communication is Not Magic: An Empirical Approach to Talking with Seriously Ill Patients
- A Wise Choice: Palliative Sedation for Refractory Pain and Suffering at the End-of-Life
- The Two Minute Drill: Tools for Conducting Crucial Conversations
- Integrating Palliative Care into Out-Patient Cancer Care
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