Search results for "Palliative care"
Palliative care guidelines updated with increased focus on collaboration, communication
The guidelines from the National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care focus on two main concepts: that palliative care is inclusive of all people with serious illness and that timely consideration of palliative care is the responsibility of all who care for the seriously ill.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/11/07/4.htm
7 Nov 2018
January 24, 2024
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/01/24/
Latest COVID-19 research looks at plasma, prophylaxis, palliative care, periop risks
The benefit of convalescent plasma is uncertain, and hydroxychloroquine did not appear to work for prophylaxis, according to new studies. Experts offered advice on using palliative care, avoiding surgery, changing residency applications, and understanding antibody testing.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/06/10/1.htm
10 Jun 2020
Expanding the reach of palliative care
Telehealth is facilitating the growth of end-of-life services in rural areas.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/02/expanding-the-reach-of-palliative-care.htm
15 Feb 2020
Specialist palliative care services linked with small positive effect on quality of life
The effect of palliative care on quality of life appeared to be more pronounced for patients with cancer and for those who received palliative care early, according to the review and meta-analysis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/07/12/4.htm
12 Jul 2017
March 2015
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/03/
Timely palliative care for inpatients with advanced cancer has cost-saving effect, study shows
Providing earlier palliative care consultation to patients with advanced cancer significantly lowers direct costs of hospital care, according to a multicenter study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/06/17/4.htm
17 Jun 2015
February 2020
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/02/
Palliative care for a pandemic
COVID-19 increased the need for expertise in communication and palliation of symptoms.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/05/qa-palliative-care-for-a-pandemic.htm
15 May 2020
IHI forum covers palliative care access, sepsis treatment, rapid response teams
Access to palliative care, sepsis mortality reduction and rapid response team effectiveness were a few of the quality of care issues addressed last week at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's 22nd annual National Forum.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/12/15/3.htm
15 Dec 2010