Children at the intersection of pediatric palliative care and child maltreatment: a vulnerable and understudied population - Cleveland RW, Ullrich C, Slingsby B, Keefer P.
CONTEXT: Concerns for child maltreatment can complicate the provision of pediatric palliative care (PPC). Little is known about the vulnerable population of children with life-threatening conditions involved with PPC and state Child Protective Services (CP... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 20, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Using Telehealth to Deliver Palliative Care to Cancer Patients Using Telehealth to Deliver Palliative Care to Cancer Patients
Traditional delivery of palliative care to outpatients with cancer is associated with many challenges, some of which can be eliminated with Telehealth.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - November 18, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
Kenya: Nyeri to Train Over 2,500 Volunteers on Palliative Care
[Nation] Nyeri County is working on a programme to train some of its community health volunteers (CHVs) to assist patients in need of palliative care. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 18, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Mountain Valley Hospice & Palliative Care names Tracey Dobson CEO
After conducting a monthslong national search and vetting about 50 candidates, the Mountain Valley Hospice& Palliative Care found its new CEO inside the agency.
The Mountain Valley board of directors announced on Monday that it is removing the interim tag from Tracey Dobson's title and making her the Mount Airy organization''s permanent chief executive.
Dobson was named MVHPC's chief clinical operations officer in 2018 and recently stepped up to lead the agency as interim CEO. Before coming to… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines - November 11, 2020 Category: Health Management Authors: Daniel Finnegan Source Type: news
JHSON Virtual Nursing Grand Rounds: Palliative Care
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Source: Johns Hopkins University and Health Systems Archive - November 5, 2020 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
VCUarts and Massey Cancer Center win Hamilton International Arts in Health Award
(Virginia Commonwealth University) VCUarts and VCU Massey Cancer Center recently won a first place Hamilton International Arts in Health award for a collaborative study in which palliative care patients engaged in life review therapy utilizing virtual avatars. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 29, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
COVID-19 Special Collection: evidence relevant to clinical rehabilitation
Cochrane has released a new Special Collection Coronavirus (COVID-19): evidence relevant to clinical rehabilitation. This Special Collection is one of a series of collections on COVID-19, and will be regularly updated.Rehabilitation has been identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as an essential health strategy, alongside promotion, prevention, treatment, and palliative care. Rehabilitation focuses on the overall functioning of the whole person, including comorbidities. Consequently, rehabilitation of individuals who have experienced COVID-19 must consider not only the consequences of the disease but also ...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - October 21, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news
Palliative care needed across China for everyone who needs it -- study
(University of Birmingham) Palliative care should extend across China and pay more attention to managing non-malignant disease -- integrated within the country's healthcare system and available to everyone who needs it, according to a new study. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - October 21, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
JHSON Virtual Nursing Grand Rounds – Mindfulness & Resilience
JHSON Virtual Nursing Grand Rounds – Mindfulness & Resilience
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Source: Johns Hopkins University and Health Systems Archive - October 14, 2020 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
What are Potential Complications of Ichthyosis?
Discussion
Ichthyosis is a large group of dermatological disorders which are caused by abnormal epidermal differentiation. The term ichthys means fish and refers to the scale-like dermatological pattern seen in these disorders.
Acquired ichthyosis is rare but more common in adults than children and has a rough, dry skin with prominent scaling, distributed symmetrically on the trunk and limbs (especially extensor surfaces), and is associated with autoimmune, infectious diseases, metabolic and malignant causes. Congenital or inherited ichthyosis is divided into non-syndromic (more common) and syndromic forms (generally ver...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - October 12, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Proposed Changes to Medical Assistance in Dying Legislation : Canadian Government
Medical Assistance In Dying (MAID) is a complex and deeply personal issue. Article outlines reintroduced proposed changes to Canada ' s Criminal Code provisions on MAID (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - October 7, 2020 Category: Disability Tags: End-of-Life - Palliative Care Source Type: news
New Executive Order May Put Palliative Care For Newborns At Risk
Progress in specialty care of extremely premature newborns, many of these babies weighing less than 2 pounds, has led to substantial improvements in short term an long term outcomes in their lives. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - October 1, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Nina Shapiro, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Decision Maker Content decisionmaker Source Type: news
Featured Review: Hospital-based specialist palliative care for adults with a terminal illness
How effective is hospital-based specialist palliative care for adults with a terminal illness and their unpaid caregivers, and is it cost-effective?Why is this question important? Palliative care aims to improve the quality of life of people who have a terminal illness (a disease that cannot be cured and is likely to lead to death). It seeks to help patients, their unpaid caregivers and families manage symptoms that cause distress (for example, pain) and to meet patients’ and unpaid caregivers’ needs for psychological, social and spiritual support. Palliative care is known as an ‘holistic’ approach, because it con...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - September 30, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: Katie Abbotts Source Type: news
Hospital-based specialist palliative care may slightly improve patient experience and increase their chances of dying in their preferred place (measured by home death)
(King's College London) A Cochrane Review into the effectiveness of hospital-based specialist palliative care has found evidence that when compared to usual care, it may slightly improve patient satisfaction and depression, and increase the chances of patients dying in their preferred place (measured by home death). (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - September 30, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Communicating Palliative Care Adoption in a Pediatric ICU Communicating Palliative Care Adoption in a Pediatric ICU
The decision-making process for pediatric palliative care can be difficult, and effective communication between team members and with families is crucial.Pediatric Nursing (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 28, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics Journal Article Source Type: news
