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Fresh Air
Spring was upon us. Parts of the country were coming out of a freeze the likes of which many had never experienced before. Recovery from the kind of cold that made one's face hurt simply by thinking about being outside was underway. The kind of cold that caused people in the Midwest to blast their heating units just to keep their pipes from bursting. It reached a point where entire states nearly ran out of usable energy. As if staying home for nearly a year due to a global pandemic wasn't taking enough of a toll, new thoughts of life without electricity for days, weeks, or even longer forced their way into peoples ’ minds.
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - September 13, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Benjamin M Skoch Source Type: research

Medicine – The Grey Bridge between Life and Death
As I put my white coat on and started reviewing charts, dozens of patients were dying at my Hospital in Queens. New York City was a Pandemic Epicenter, and the speakers kept frankly announcing “Rapid Response Team” and “Code Blue” calls about 30 times per 12-hour shift, sometimes with 3 Cardiorespiratory arrests happening simultaneously on different floors. Overworked providers desperately tried to save patients as Covid-19 killed New Yorkers from all ages and ethnicities. Refrige rated trucks were parked by the Hospital, keeping the bodies cold as our morgue struggled to handle the intake of the dead.
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - September 12, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Fernando Kawai Tags: Humanities: Art, Language, and Spirituality in Health Care Source Type: research

Impact of an Institution-wide Goals of Care Program on the Timing of Referrals to Outpatient Palliative Care
Palliative care has received increased interest since the COVID-19 pandemic due to its role in guiding goals of care (GOC) discussions.
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - August 27, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Akhila Reddy, Joannis Baez Gonz ález, Ali Rizvi, Nico Nortje, Shalini Dalal, Ali Haider, Jaya Sheela Amaram-Davila, Patricia Bramati, Minxing Chen, David Hui, Eduardo Bruera Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research

Postvaccine Era COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Distress in Palliative Care Patients With Advanced Cancer
The COVID-19 pandemic represents a source of distress in patients with advanced cancer; however, few studies have examined the extent of pandemic-related distress in the postvaccine era.
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - June 30, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Kaoswi K Shih, Adrienne B Arechiga, Xi Chen, Diana L. Urbauer, Aline Rozman De Moraes, Ashley J Rodriguez, Lisa Thomas, Penny A Stanton, Eduardo Bruera, David Hui Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Post-Vaccine Era COVID-19 Pandemic-related Distress in Palliative Care Patients with Advanced Cancer
The COVID-19 pandemic represents a source of distress in patients with advanced cancer; however, few studies have examined the extent of pandemic-related distress in the post-vaccine era.
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - June 30, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Kaoswi K Shih, Adrienne B Arechiga, Xi Chen, Diana L. Urbauer, Aline Rozman De Moraes, Ashley J Rodriguez, Lisa Thomas, Penny A Stanton, Eduardo Bruera, David Hui Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Functional status changes in patients receiving palliative care consult during COVID-19 pandemic
Hospitalized patients with functional impairment have higher symptom burden and mortality. Little is known about how increased patient volume and acuity during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic affected access to palliative care among patients with functional impairment.
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - April 21, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Luyi Xu, Li Zeng, Emily Chai, R Sean Morrison, Laura P. Gelfman Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Panacea in a backpack
As the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic peeked around the corner, threatening to engulf Assam, while the rest of the country was on its way to shutting down, the Director of the semi-urban cancer hospital catering to patients of the Barak valley, decided to continue home visits for patients on palliative care. One might think that was insane; I did too, till I saw Mrs. Jyoti*.
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - April 21, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Shruti Venkitachalam, Bibha Thapa Source Type: research

COVID-19-Induced Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms in Palliative Medicine Professionals (Sci218)
1. Define the factors contributing to increased PTSD incidence due to COVID-19 among hospice and palliative medicine professionals.2. Implement measures to screen and proactively mitigate workplace related factors associated with increased risk of PTSD in pandemic- and potentially non-pandemic-related situations.The COVID-19 pandemic has affected more than 557 million people globally. In order to assess its psychological effect on healthcare workers in hospice and palliative medicine, a survey was solicited to AAHPM members.
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - April 14, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Angelo P. Canedo, R. Jonathan Robitsek, Rebecca Chu, Alan R. Roth Source Type: research

Characteristics of Inpatient Deaths During the COVID-19 Pandemic at a Comprehensive Cancer Center (Sci214)
1. Apply the knowledge about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the care of patients with serious illness into daily practice.2. Summarize current research findings in hospice and palliative care and describe its relevance to the care and treatment of patients with serious illness.
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - April 14, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Yvonne Heung, Donna Zhukovsky, Zhanni Lu, David Hui, Clark Anderson, Eduardo Bruera Source Type: research

“People Need to Know They Matter to Somebody”: Interdisciplinary Staff Perceptions of Compassionate Care Visits for Seriously Ill Residents in Nursing Homes During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Sci206)
1. Articulate the risk, benefits, and outcomes of compassionate care visits during restricted visitation in nursing homes as they pertain to psychological, social, and spiritual domains of care.2. Explore potential approaches to improve care for people living with serious illness in nursing homes while balancing risk/benefit and equitable access to resources for safety precautions during restricted visitation.During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services announced strict guidance for compassionate care visitation (CCV) in nursing homes (NHs) to protect residents and facilities from outbreak yet ...
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - April 14, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Joan Carpenter, Melissa McClean, Liza Behrens, Kal éi Kowalchik Source Type: research

The Lived Experiences of Healthcare Professionals with Inpatient Specialist Palliative Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Interview Study (Sch466)
1. Describe the perceived role and expectations of an inpatient palliative care team during the COVID-19 pandemic.2. Identify how palliative care evolved during and as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on reflecting within one's individual practice environments about how their practice has changed.
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - April 14, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Lilian Robinson, Shahar Geva Robinson, Allison Kurahashi, Isaac Siemens, Rachel A. Pozzar, Richard E. Leiter, Ramona Mahtani, Zhimeng Jia Source Type: research

Trends in Palliative Care Consultations in COVID-19 Patients Over Course of Pandemic (Sci257)
1. Compare characteristics and clinical outcomes of inpatients with COVID receiving palliative care consultation (PCC) versus those who did not.2. Elucidate evolution of PCC interventions over trajectory of successive COVID surges.
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - April 14, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Carroll Foley, In Guk Kang, Hunter Groninger Source Type: research

Navigating the Storm: Palliative Care Team Supportive Insights During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Sci242)
1. Analyze protective and risk factors affecting registered nurses who provided end-of-life care to critically ill patients during the COVID pandemic.2. Evaluate ways involvement of palliative care teams can improve the experience of registered nurses who provided care to critically ill patients during the COVID pandemic.
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - April 14, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Sara Landreth, Susan Scott, Bin Ge, Greg Petroski, Karla Washington, Sean Pridgeon, Kevin Craig Source Type: research

Healthcare Providers as Cultural Guests of Patients and Their Loved Ones During the Dual Pandemic of COVID-19 and Racism: Establishing Trust in the ICU (Sci233)
1. Learners will identify cultural barriers to the establishment of trust between patients ’ loved ones and the healthcare provider team and integrate methods to reduce cultural barriers.2. Through this presentation healthcare providers will strengthen ability to understand how to be a cultural guest of patients, and their loved ones, in healthcare settings.In the stressful environment of the intensive care unit (ICU), cultural differences between healthcare providers and patients’ loved ones can prevent the establishment of trust.
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - April 14, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Haripriya S. Dukkipati, Amie Koch, Remi Misiewicz, Kimberlee Grier, Bonnie Hepler, Christopher Cox, Sharron Docherty Source Type: research

Palliative Care and Hospice in the Pandemic: A Review of State Planning and Lessons Not Yet Learned
Written Crisis Standards of Care (CSC) guidelines have been published federally in the United States for several decades to assisted in planning for a variety of disasters and planning documents exist in most states. Federal and state crisis planning guidelines, both before and during the early COVID pandemic, focused on saving the most lives. Palliative care (PC) and hospice shortages were exacerbated by the COVID pandemic but recognized late and incompletely.
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - April 14, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Jean Abbott, Carli D. Kassner, Cordt T. Kassner Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

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