Interdisciplinary Staffing Patterns: Do For-Profit and Nonprofit Hospices Differ?
Journal of Palliative Medicine , Vol. 0, No. 0. (Source: Journal of Palliative Medicine)...
POSTED 02/07/2010 at 07:44 AM --
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At-home palliative sedation for end-of-life cancer patients.
Authors: Alonso-Babarro A, Varela-Cerdeira MA, Torres I, Rodrí Guez-Barrientos R, Bruera E
Using a decision-making and treatment checklist developed to facilitate the at-home palliative sedation process, we assessed the incidence and efficacy of palliative sedation for end-of-life cancer patients with intractable symptoms who died at home. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 370 patients who were followed by a palliative home care team. Twenty-nine of 245 patients (12%) who died at home had received palliative sedation. The mean age of the patients who received palliative sedation was 58 +/- 17 years, and the mean age of the patients who did not receive palliative sedation was 69 +/- 15 years (p = 0.002). No other differences were detected between patients who did o......
POSTED 02/02/2010 at 06:00 PM --
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Lack of Benefit From Paracetamol (Acetaminophen) for Palliative Cancer Patients Requiring High-Dose Strong Opioids: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Crossover Trial
J Pain Symptom Manage (new issue) (Source: Palliative Care JournalClub - Selected Articles)...
POSTED 02/01/2010 at 12:07 AM --
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Table of Contents and Subscription Info
(Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)...
POSTED 01/31/2010 at 06:00 PM --
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Author Index
Abernethy, Amy, MD (514) PC-FACS: A Year in Review, Saturday, March 6, 2010, 11:15 am–12:15 pm (Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)...
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Intervention Program for Improving Informed Medical Decision in Seriously Ill Patients (755)
Recognize the importance of including patients and surrogates in the healthcare decision-making process and modify their own practices accordingly. (Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)...
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Palliative Symptom Burden in an Urban Homebound Population (754)
Identify palliative symptom burden in the homebound. (Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)...
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Fact-Opinion-Hope: A Structured Approach to Consistent Communication (753)
Discuss the reasons for difficulty in patient-medical team communication. (Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)...
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Internal Medicine Residents Perceptions of Death and Dying: What Do We Know? (751)
Gain better understanding of internal medicine residents' perceptions of death and dying. (Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)...
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Transitioning to Internship: Development of a Palliative Care Boot Camp for Graduating Medical Students: A Qualitative Analyses of a Pilot Program (750)
Discuss the feasibility of introducing end-of-life care communications to graduating medical students. (Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)...
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Early Integration of a Pediatric Supportive Care Program in Pediatric Oncology (749)
Discuss the importance of early referral to a palliative and supportive care program. (Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)...
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Evaluation of Palliative Extubation Protocol after Education of ICU Residents and Staff (748)
Evaluate the knowledge and use of the newly created palliative extubation protocol by the ICU physicians and staff for palliative extubations. (Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)...
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Sitting with You in Your Suffering: Lessons about Intractable Pain at the End-of-Life (746)
Identify multiple medical and procedural modalities to relieve suffering at the end-of-life. (Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)...
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Rapidly Escalating Intrathecal Opioid Dosing for Cancer Pain: A Case Report of Catheter Malposition Not Hyperalgesia (745)
Discuss how to evaluate possible hyperalgesia related to intrathecal opioid administration in a patient with cancer pain. (Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)...
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Initial Development and Content Validation of the Knowledge of Care Options (KOCO) Instrument (744)
Describe the purpose of developing and content validating an instrument to measure individual's knowledge of care options. (Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)...
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3M: A Tool for Teaching Symptom Assessment and Management to Medical Students (743)
Describe the 3M teaching approach and what it stands for. (Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)...
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The Impact of Opioids on the Endocrine System: Implications for Hospice and Palliative Care (741)
Discuss how opioids affect the endocrine system. (Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)...
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A Cause for Concern: Chronic Propoxyphene Use among Older Adults with Pain (740)
Determine the prevalence of chronic propoxyphene use among older adults. (Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)...
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Characterizing Care Cost and Intensiveness of Hospice Patients in the Hospital Setting (739)
Identify the most common reasons hospice patients presented for hospital-based care (ie, chief complaints leading to hospitalization in our study population). (Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)...
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Acute Abdominal Pain: A Case Study of Multi-Service Collaboration in Palliation (738)
Discuss how early collaboration among services can lead to enhanced ability to provide palliative care to patients and families. (Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)...
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