Restructuring Death Rounds: How to Support Residents Cope with Caring for Dying Patients
1. Utilizing our poster presentation, participants will self-report the ability to create, evaluate, and improve a Death Rounds conference within their own institution.2. Utilizing our poster presentation, participants will self-report the ability to help residents and colleagues who feel distressed when caring for a patient who is dying. (Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - April 19, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Shannon Fang, Lauren Baumgardner, Benjamin Schwan, Vidya Krishnan Source Type: research
Worth Every Ounce of Pain: Creation and Benefits of a Multidisciplinary Pain and Symptom Management Tumor Board
1. To demonstrate how different disciplines approach the management of difficult-to-treat or complex pain in patients with cancer and how those unique strategies benefit both patients and the medical providers on the treating teams.2. To explore the integration of palliative care providers into the traditional oncologic tumor board and conceptualize the development of a multi-disciplinary case conference targeting oncology patients with complex pain and symptoms. (Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - April 19, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Dana Guyer, Aaron WP Maxwell, Esther Yu, Timothy Steinhoff, Ariel Birnbaum, Tara Szymanski Source Type: research
Voices of Loss and Grief
1. Describe the experiences of grief of loved ones and caregivers for diverse types of loss and at different stages of the life cycle.2. Describe the impact of continuous loss on clinicians who work with patients and their families at end of life.This pre-conference interdisciplinary workshop is designed to engage learners with grief experiences from diverse types of loss through the lens of 3 different panel discussions: Diane Shader Smith, the mother of Mallory who died of CF and whose memoir has been shared in the book "Salt in My Soul: An Unfinished Life" and the film of the same title, reviewed by the NYT. (Source: Jo...
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - April 19, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Esther Ammon, Diane Shader Smith, Mike Spector, Ana T. Stafford, Charisse Lee, Chris Onderdonk, Susan Linzey, Matthew Gonzales, Shireen N. Heidari FAAHPM, Eleanor M. Frechette, Justin N. Baker Source Type: research
Psychedelic Assisted Therapies in Palliative and Hospice Care Are Here: Let's Discuss!
1. More than 80% of learners will report that this educational activity increased awareness of psychedelics and their use in palliative and hospice care.2. More than 80% of learners will indicate increased comfort in asking questions and starting discussions within their practice on the use of psychedelics in palliative and hospice care.Explore the transformative use of psychedelic assisted therapies in the realm of palliative care and hospice during this enlightening and engaging 90-minute pre-conference session while you enjoy lunch. (Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - April 19, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Caitanya Min, Ira Byock, Michael Fratkin Source Type: research
68Ga-FAPI-04 positron emission tomography/CT and laparoscopy for the diagnosis of occult peritoneal metastasis in newly diagnosed locally advanced gastric cancer: study protocol of a single-centre prospective cohort study
Introduction
Accurate baseline clinical staging is critical to inform treatment decision-making for patients with gastric cancers. Peritoneal metastasis (PM) is the most common form of metastasis in gastric cancer and mainly diagnosed by diagnostic laparoscopy and peritoneal lavage evaluation. However, diagnostic laparoscopy is invasive and less cost-effective. It is urgent to develop a safe, fast and non-invasive functional imaging method to verify the peritoneal metastasis of gastric cancer. The aim of our study was to evaluate the proportion of patients in whom 68Ga-FAPI-04 positron emission tomography/CT (PET/CT) led t...
Source: BMJ Open - April 19, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Zhang, S., Hu, Q., Chen, X., Zhou, N., Huang, Q., Tan, S., Su, M., Gou, H. Tags: Open access, Gastroenterology and hepatology Source Type: research
Sleep and circadian biomarkers of postoperative delirium (SLEEP-POD): protocol for a prospective and observational cohort study
This study is approved by the IRB at MGH, Boston, and it is registered with the US National Institutes of Health on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06052397). Plans for dissemination include conference presentations at a variety of scientific institutions. Results from this study are intended to be published in peer-reviewed journals. Relevant updates will be made available on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Trial registration number
NCT06052397. (Source: BMJ Open)
Source: BMJ Open - April 19, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Sugg, E., Gleeson, E., Baker, S. N., Li, P., Gao, C., Mueller, A., Deng, H., Shen, S., Franco-Garcia, E., Saxena, R., Musiek, E. S., Akeju, O., Xie, Z., Hu, K., Gao, L. Tags: Open access, Anaesthesia Source Type: research
Effects of combined cognitive and resistance training on physical and cognitive performance and psychosocial well-being of older adults >=65: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
This study aims to investigate the impact of three distinct interventions: cognitive training, resistance training and a combination of both, compared with an inactive control group, on cognitive performance, mobility and quality of life in adults aged ≥65 years.
Methods and analysis
This trial will investigate healthy older adults aged ≥65 years living independently without cognitive impairments. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of four groups: (1) cognitive training, (2) resistance training, (3) combined cognitive and resistance training, and (4) control group (n=136 participants with 34 participants ...
Source: BMJ Open - April 19, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Aminirakan, D., Losekamm, B., Wollesen, B. Tags: Open access, Sports and exercise medicine Source Type: research
Mixed Methods EvAluation of the high-volume low-complexity Surgical hUb pRogrammE (MEASURE): a mixed methods study protocol
This study will evaluate the impact of HVLC surgical hubs on productivity, patient care and the workforce.
Methods and analysis
This 4-year project consists of six interlinked work packages (WPs) and is informed by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research. WP1: Mapping current and future HVLC provision in England through document analysis, quantitative data sets (eg, Hospital Episodes Statistics) and interviews with national service leaders. WP2: Exploring the effects of HVLC hubs on key performance outcomes, primarily the volume of low-complexity patients treated, using quasi-experimental methods. WP3: Expl...
Source: BMJ Open - April 19, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Scantlebury, A., Sivey, P., Anteneh, Z., Ayres, B., Bloor, K., Castelli, A., Castro-Avila, A. C., Davies, F., Davies, S., Glerum-Brooks, K., Gutacker, N., Lampard, P., Rangan, A., Saad, A., Street, A., Wen, J., Adamson, J. Tags: Open access, Surgery Source Type: research
Worldwide news and comment
All articles written by Karen Evans-Reeves and Ruth Canty unless otherwise attributed. Ideas and items for News Analysis should be sent to k.a.evans reeves@bath.ac.uk GLOBAL The 10th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP10) of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) took place in Panama City in February 2024 to review global progress in tobacco control to date and to deliberate on future measures (figure 1). Delegates from 142 member Parties attended alongside public health organisations from across the globe. The following stories feature key decisions and outcomes from COP10. Figure 1The 10th s...
Source: Tobacco Control - April 19, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Evans-Reeves, K., Canty, R. Tags: TC News analysis Source Type: research
Japan Tobacco corporate social responsibility activities misleadingly claim to advance Sustainable Development Goals
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by United Nations Member States in 2015, is a collective plan of action to achieve the agreed 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) via 169 targets. SDG 3 aims to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for the entire population of all age groups.1 One of the measures to achieve this goal is strengthening the implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) in all countries (Target 3.a). Implementing the WHO FCTC and other best tobacco control measures is essential to meet Target 3.4: a one-third reduction in premature mortality from non...
Source: Tobacco Control - April 19, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Hirano, T. Tags: Open access Ad watch Source Type: research
Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis on Janus kinase inhibitors in the management of vitiligo
DiscussionThe proposed systematic review and meta-analysis describe the methods for summarizing and synthesizing the evidence on the effectiveness and patient-centered outcomes concerning the treatment of vitiligo with JAK inhibitors that were recently approved for this indication. To disseminate further the results of our systematic review, we plan to present them at international conferences and meetings. Our findings will provide robust evidence to facilitate decision-making at the policy or practitioner level.Systematic review registrationPROSPERO CRD42023383920. (Source: Systematic Reviews)
Source: Systematic Reviews - April 19, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Events of Interest
News items of interest to the vascular surgeon must be received at least 8 weeks before the desired month of publication. Announcements published at no charge include those received from a sponsoring society of this Journal, those courses and conferences sponsored by state, regional, national, or international vascular surgical organizations, and university-sponsored continuing medical education courses. Send applicable events to Andrew O ’Brien, Journal Manager, at a.obrien@elsevier.com. All other news items selected for publication carry a charge of $60.00 US for each insertion, and the fee must accompany the request t...
Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - April 18, 2024 Category: Surgery Source Type: research
PERSPECTIVE: Health Economic Interests at NIMH and NIDA to Improve Delivery of Behavioral Health Services
This article highlights key areas of the interest of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) in supporting applied health economics and health care financing research. Specifically, this article discusses the long-range impact of NIH's earlier investments in applied health economics research, and NIH's ongoing efforts to communicate its interests in health economics research. We discuss the 2023 NIMH-NIDA-sponsored health economics conference, and the ideas presented there for developing and assessing innovative behavioral health care financing models; three of the pre...
Source: Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics - April 18, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jennifer L Humensky Sarah Q Duffy Leonardo Cubillos Michael C Freed Agnes Rupp Source Type: research
