The Problem of the Normalization of Palliative Sedation The Problem of the Normalization of Palliative Sedation
In this commentary, the authors present the pros and cons of deep sedation in palliative care, emphasizing the need for shared decision making in the process.Age and Ageing (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news
Hospice and palliative care during disasters: a systematic review - Plagg B, Ballmann J, Ewers M.
Providing and maintaining hospice and palliative care during disasters poses significant challenges. To understand the impact of disasters on the provision of hospice and palliative care and the disaster preparedness initiatives in the field, a systematic ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
Empath Health's CFO keeps the health care company's mission front and center
The chief mission financial officer for Clearwater-based nonprofit Empath Health said the mission is a part of everything they do at the palliative care services company. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - August 11, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Pam Huff Source Type: news
Aromatherapy With Peppermint Oil Beneficial After Heart Surgery
MONDAY, Aug. 7, 2023 -- Use of aromatherapy with peppermint oil after open-heart surgery attenuates pain and improves sleep quality, according to a study published online Aug. 3 in BMJ Supportive& Palliative Care.
Mahla Maghami, from Kashan... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 7, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Palliative Care Needs of Advanced Cancer Patients' Families Palliative Care Needs of Advanced Cancer Patients' Families
Identifying the challenges of caring for and coping with a family member in palliative care may help nurses better support the families of these patients.Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing Journal Article Source Type: news
The role of pediatric palliative care following nonaccidental trauma - Henderson TG, Graff AH, Thorvilson MJ.
All children experiencing child maltreatment/neglect require child abuse experts to offer the complex care needed, and for the child with potential life-limiting injuries, both child abuse and palliative care experts are integral to the team. The current l... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 17, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Variations in the delivery of palliative care services to adults
This report sets out an investigation undertaken examining the quality and consistency of palliative care provided to adults. It finds that palliative and end of life care is ‘variable and inequitable’ across the NHS in England and that these differences may be more noticeable in areas where funding for services is limited or where care is being delivered across wide geographical areas.ReportHealthcare Safety Investigation Branch - news (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - July 14, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Patient involvement, experience and feedback Quality of care and clinical outcomes Source Type: news
Medicaid Expansion Tied to Greater Use of Cancer-Related Palliative Care
MONDAY, July 10, 2023 -- Medicaid expansion is associated with increased use of palliative care for patients with advanced cancer, according to a study published in the July issue of Health Affairs.
Xuesong Han, Ph.D., from the American Cancer... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 10, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
More Cancer Patients Got Palliative Care After Obamacare
THURSDAY, July 6, 2023 -- New research finds that Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act -- also known as Obamacare -- brought an unexpected benefit: increases in how many patients got palliative care. “Our findings are encouraging,... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - July 6, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Pushed Into Palliative Care; Shady BioTech Trades; A Statin Surprise
(MedPage Today) -- Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare each week.
Pushed Into Palliative Care
HCA Healthcare is facing criticism for allegedly pushing patients... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - June 28, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
He lost his big brother to brain cancer. Now play therapy helps him process his grief
Sharon Bulger's nine-year-old son Cameron was in Canuck Place for palliative care. After he died, Canuck Place continued to provide support for the family, including play therapy for Zach, Bulger's youngest son. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - June 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Radio/White Coat, Black Art Source Type: news
Parents' Goals for Pediatric Palliative Care Change Over Time
(MedPage Today) -- Parents of children in palliative care placed the highest value on the child's quality of life (QoL), but with considerable individual-level variation and substantial change over time, researchers found.
In a cohort study of... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - June 12, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Palliative Care Laws Make a Difference for Cancer Patients Palliative Care Laws Make a Difference for Cancer Patients
State-level palliative care laws ― particularly prescriptive laws ― have a measurable effect on the likelihood of patients with cancer dying at home or in hospice care.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - June 8, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Episode 4: How to Cut IPF Symptom Distress Episode 4: How to Cut IPF Symptom Distress
Drs Jeffrey Swigris and Meena Kalluri discuss palliative care practices that ameliorate idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis –related symptom burden for patients and their caregivers.Medscape (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - June 7, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Pulmonary Medicine InDiscussion Source Type: news
‘It’s taught me everything about living’: Rachel Clarke on delivering palliative care from the NHS to Ukraine
Ian Sample talks to Dr Rachel Clarke about her experience working in palliative care in the NHS and now with hospices in Ukraine. She tells him what dying can teach the living, what we can learn from the Covid pandemic, and reveals the anguish and defiance of trying to provide a dignified death in the midst of warClips: BBC, Al JazeeraContinue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 6, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Presented by Ian Sample with Rachel Clarke, produced by Madeleine Finlay, sound designed by Joel Cox, and executive produced by Ellie Bury Tags: Ukraine Health Doctors Science Society Death and dying Source Type: news
