Palliative Care

Palliative Care News

Expanded Palliative Care for All NSCLC Patients An ASCO provisional clinical opinion recommends that all patients with metastatic nonsmall-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) be offered palliative care concurrent with standard therapy, starting at diagnosis.
Medscape Medical News, February 7, 2012
US Sues Hospice Company for Medicare Fraud A national hospice company improperly cycled patients through nursing homes and hospice, according to a whistleblower lawsuit announced this week.
Kaiser Health News, January 5, 2012

Palliative Care vs Hospice Care: Guidance for Clinicians Palliative care may be combined with curative interventions or be the sole focus of care. Dr. Scott Irwin clarifies the similarities and differences between hospice and palliative care.
The Institute for Palliative Medicine, November 23, 2011
A Dignified Death in Familiar Surroundings What does it take to achieve a peaceful death at home, surrounded by familiar faces?
Medscape Nurses, November 14, 2011

Managing Pain: Determining the Right Maintenance Dose
The Institute for Palliative Medicine, October 13, 2011
Life-Limiting Diseases
Medscape Nurses, October 5, 2011
Spiritual Distress: How to Respond
Medscape Nurses, October 4, 2011
Love the Caregiver as Much as the Patient
Medscape Hematology-Oncology, September 26, 2011

Decisions Concerning End-of-life Care for Their Child
Journal of Pediatric Health Care, January 31, 2012
Culture, Religion and Truth Telling at the End of Life
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, January 11, 2012
Four Wishes for Aubrey
Journal of Perinatology : Official Journal of the California Perinatal Association, January 11, 2012
Pediatric Palliative Care: Starting a Hospital-Based Program
Pediatric Nursing, January 4, 2012
Teaching Patient-Centered Care During the Silver Hour
OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, January 2, 2012