Psychiatry Trainees Drive COVID-19 Palliative Care in New York Psychiatry Trainees Drive COVID-19 Palliative Care in New York
In New York this past spring, one hospital system met the growing demand for palliative care for COVID-19 patients in acute care and emergency settings by training and redeploying psychiatry trainees.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Med Students Headlines)
Source: Medscape Med Students Headlines - July 22, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Will COVID-19 Permanently Change Cancer Care?
COVID-19 cases are surging again in parts of the U.S., but that doesn ’t mean other medical issues can be put on hold. Cancer care is particularly complex in the age of COVID-19, said panelists during a July 13 and 14 National Academies webinar, Opportunities and Challenges for Using Digital Health Applications in Oncology. It involves a spectrum of services — inc luding screening, diagnostics, surgery, radiation, palliative care, and survivorship care. (Source: News from the National Academies)
Source: News from the National Academies - July 20, 2020 Category: Science Source Type: news
Palliative care for patients with severe covid-19, BMJ
Viewpoint highlights that many patients with severe covid-19 experience distressing symptoms, including breathlessness and agitation; and that palliation of suffering is an important part of care irrespective of prognosis. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - July 15, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Palliative nursing's role during COVID-19 and beyond
(University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing) As a rapid influx of patients overwhelmed health systems during the coronavirus pandemic, palliative nurses played dual roles supporting patients, patient families, and colleagues. Two researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Penn Nursing) are among those detailing the important role palliative care has in responding during the COVID-19 pandemic and in future public health crises. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - July 14, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Psychological insights for cancer services recovery planning, BPS
Like all in our society and our colleagues in health services, psychological care specialists in cancer and palliative care have been trying to make sense of our recent experiences of the pandemic and to anticipate and prepare for what might come next for patients and ourselves. This document is for healthcare professionals working in psychological services for people with cancer or receiving palliative care, who are preparing for the ' next normal ' . (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - July 9, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
UBC research shows hearing persists at end of life
(University of British Columbia) Hearing is widely thought to be the last sense to go in the dying process. Now, the first study to investigate hearing in palliative care patients who are close to death provides evidence that some may still be able to hear while in an unresponsive state. Electroencephalography (EEG) was used to measure the dying brain's response to sound. The findings may help family and friends bring comfort to a person in their final moments. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 8, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
South Africa: Palliative Care Needed Now More Than Ever
[spotlight] For mother of two, Ningi Mfeka from Amanzimtoti in Durban, looking after her terminally ill child has at times brought her to her knees but the help of palliative care doctors has been her saving grace, she says. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 7, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Vericiguat Success in HFrEF May Not Apply to Sickest: VICTORIA Vericiguat Success in HFrEF May Not Apply to Sickest: VICTORIA
Natriuretic peptide levels may have forecast who would benefit on the novel agent vs who might be more appropriate for ' nonpharmacological treatment or palliative care, ' said an expert observer.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - June 24, 2020 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Receptivity of hospitalized older adults and family caregivers to prognostic information about aging, injury, and frailty: a qualitative study - Maxwell CA, Mixon AS, Conner E, Phillippi JC.
BACKGROUND: Frailty is the leading prognosticator for poor outcomes and palliative care among older adults. Delivery of negative prognostic information entails potentially difficult conversations about decline and death.
OBJECTIVE: The study aims were ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 17, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Covid-19: access to out-of-hours palliative and end-of-life care at home, CEBM
Five years ago, the James Lind Alliance carried out research using their Priority Setting Partnership protocol to identify the most important national concerns about palliative and end-of-life (EOL) care. Top of their list was the question: ' What are the best ways of providing palliative care outside working hours to avoid crises and help patients stay in their place of choice? ' (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - June 16, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Palliative Care Consult for COVID-19 Patients May Reduce Unwanted Treatment Palliative Care Consult for COVID-19 Patients May Reduce Unwanted Treatment
An emergency department-based palliative-care intervention focused on clarifying COVID-19 patients ' goals of care (GOC) may help reduce unwanted use of life-sustaining treatment, according to new findings.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - June 15, 2020 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Time to increase the involvement of persons with intellectual disability in palliative care and research (Commentary)
The study focused on advance care planning in the palliative phase for people with ID. Interestingly, the views of people with ID were not included in this study. Rather the views of healthcare professionals and relatives were explored alongside data from medical records. To improve and promote the relevance, effectiveness and translation of research people with ID should be actively involved in research.4 This is a weakness of the study that should be considered in future research. However, the results highlight that the palliative care needs of this client group were seldom documented or only documented when they were c...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - June 15, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
End of life care during the coronavirus pandemic, BPS
This is a guide for psychologists working in palliative care, who need to think about the End of Life Care pathway for patients, relatives and healthcare staff during Covid-19. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - June 8, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Palliative Care in emergency departments during COVID-19 pandemic
(JAMA Network) The clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients who received intervention by a COVID-19 palliative care response team are examined in this case series. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - June 5, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
