"Ultimately, we believe developing simulation in palliative care teaching could reduce distress among junior doctors, with the patient dying comfortably, and with any previously unmet palliative ...

Early palliative care consultations for patients with decompensated cirrhosis can help reduce unplanned hospital readmissions ...

Teaching Communication Skills and Developing Comfort With Difficult Conversations: A Combined Palliative Care-Oncology Simulation Session for Hematology/Oncology Fellows The following represents ...

CT simulation scans are standard of care in cases involving palliative radiation, but they create bottlenecks in the workflow.

Health systems' return on investing in palliative care can be negative, with losses from fewer hospital admissions or emergency department visits along with reduced spending due to better care ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Roundtable on Quality Care for People with Serious Illness will host a webinar series on C hanging Public Perceptions to Build Awareness, ...

Many tend to confuse palliative care, which is focused on symptom management, with hospice care, which requires that all treatments be discontinued.

The UAB Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program has been training leaders in palliative care since 2000, making it one of the oldest and most established training programs in the country.

With effective palliative care and support, colorectal cancer patients can maintain comfort and dignity throughout their journey, even in the face of challenging circumstances.

A large national study of Medicare beneficiaries who died from advanced cancers found that although use of specialty palliative care has increased in recent years, most older adults still don’t ...