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SIGN Apps for iPhone and iPad http://itunes.com/apps/signguidelines, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rootcreative.sign The SIGN app has recently been updated and now contains quick reference guides (QRGs) for:SIGN 136 Management of chronic pain SIGN 135 Management of epithelial ovarian cancer SIGN 134 Treatment of primary breast cancer SIGN 133 Management of hepatitis C The SIGN app has also had a complete re-design and now features:Optimisation for the latest operating systems Re-designed for improved legibility Send pdf button feature Split screen feature (ipad) Prevention of stroke in patients with atr...
Source: Evidence-Based Nursing - June 17, 2014 Category: Nursing Tags: Liver disease, General practice / family medicine, Hepatitis and other GI infections, Drugs: cardiovascular system, Pain (neurology), Stroke, Diet, Pregnancy, Reproductive medicine, Breast cancer, Gynecological cancer, Lung cancer (oncology), Radiotherapy Source Type: research

Community palliative care use by dementia sufferers may reduce emergency department use at end of life
Commentary on: Rosenwax L, Spilsbury K, Arendts G, et al. Community-based palliative care is associated with reduced emergency department use by people with dementia in their last year of life: a retrospective cohort study. Palliat Med 2015;29:727–36. Implications for practice and research We need to better understand how community palliative care should be organised and delivered to optimise well-being for the dementia population. Research is needed to explore and explain the nature of the relationship between community palliative care and emergency department (ED) use. More work is needed to examine which palliativ...
Source: Evidence-Based Nursing - December 15, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: Wright, D. K., Vandyk, A. D. Tags: End of life decisions (geriatric medicine), Care of the older person, Dementia, Pain (neurology), Stroke, End of life decisions (palliative care), Hospice, Memory disorders (psychiatry), End of life decisions (ethics) Source Type: research