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Palliative Care News

ASCO 2018 Managing Cancer Pain in the Era of an Opioid Crisis An expert panel discussed management and strategies for caring for patients and avoiding misuse of opioids, and also touched on growing concerns of limited access.
Medscape Medical News, June 13, 2018
AMA 2018 AMA Will Revisit Stance Against Physician-Assisted Dying The American Medical Association House of Delegates votes to refer the report for additional information.
Medscape Medical News, June 11, 2018

Suspension of CA's Aid-in-Dying Law Leaves Patients in Limbo
Kaiser Health News, June 6, 2018
ASCO 2018 Assays Predict Non-responders to Advanced Prostate Cancer Therapies
Reuters Health Information, June 6, 2018
With Prostate Cancer, Race Is Not Entirely Black and White
Medscape Medical News, June 2, 2018
Palliative Care Training Helps Doctors Steer Cancer Patients Away From Major Surgery
Reuters Health Information, May 23, 2018

Palliative Care Perspective

Hype, Fear of Failure Driving Immunotherapy 'Hail Mary' Treatments John Marshall speaks with Leonard Saltz and Tanios Bekaii-Saab about the destructive trend of trying experimental drugs before having the data, and the new 'right to try' law.
Medscape Oncology, June 14, 2018
Showing Compassion Toward Palliative Care Colleagues Clinicians doing the stressful work of caring for patients near the end of life are also worthy of compassion from colleagues.
Medscape Nurses, June 5, 2018

Don't Mistake 'Palliative Care' for 'Abandonment of Care'
Medscape Business of Medicine, June 1, 2018
The Ethics of Keeping Alfie Evans Alive
May 30, 2018
Hospice Aides: The Eyes and Ears of End-of-Life Care
Medscape Nurses, May 7, 2018
Palliative Care Questions to Ask Every Advanced Cancer Patient
Medscape Oncology, April 25, 2018

Journals

Reducing Unplanned Acute Care for Patients With Cancer
Journal of Oncology Practice, June 18, 2018
Advance Care Planning for Pain Management in Dementia
The Gerontologist, June 15, 2018
Ethics and the Cardiac Pacemaker
Europace, June 12, 2018
A Dyspnea Assessment Tool to Improve Care at the End of Life
Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, May 28, 2018
Professionals Underestimate Patients' Pain
Pain, May 15, 2018

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