Healthcare administrators constantly aim to deliver genuine value-based care. We talk about reducing unnecessary hospitalizations and delivering treatment ...

Kim K. Kuebler, Mellar P. Davis, Crystal Dea Moore. Palliative Practices: An Interdisciplinary Approach. St. Louis, Mo: Elsevier Mosby; 2005. 491 pages, ISBN 0-323-02821-7. This book is authored by ...

Progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF) requires earlier, structured palliative care discussions, yet implementation remains inconsistent.

Adopting an emerging model, a Pennsylvania skilled nursing provider is expanding its reach to include palliative and other support services for chronically ill residents. Exton Post Acute, a 120-bed ...

Palliative care is a comprehensive approach aimed at enhancing the quality of life of patients and their families living with serious illnesses such as breast cancer. This approach includes assessing ...

New research in the April 2023 issue of JNCCN - Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network finds that specially trained oncology infusion room nurses can improve advance care planning (ACP) ...

Integrating palliative care, or supportive care, may be just as important as the anti-cancer therapies a patient receives when their cancer team aims to improve their quality and quantity of life, ...

Mrs W had her provider document that she desired her daughter to be her health care proxy if she became unable to make decisions about her care. At this patient’s practice, the primary care palliative ...

This is the second article of the UNAI series Public Health in the post-2015 development agenda. Schools and departments of public health at UNAI member institutions were asked to submit articles ...

Imagine Healthcare is a different kind of mental health clinic with a different kind of approach to mental health education and depression awareness. After getting to know any client, we will work to ...

A Manitoba family is calling for the expansion of hospice and palliative care services in the Interlake-Eastern Health Region after a loved one with a terminal illness was sent to a nursing home ...