Derivation and validation of a risk model for emergency department palliative care needs assessment using the Screen for Palliative and End-of-Life Care Needs in the Emergency Department (SPEED). This ...

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, ...

When you’re seriously ill, you have to manage not just your medical condition but physical, emotional, and practical matters as well. You may be in pain or too tired to get through the day. You and ...

Earlier introduction of palliative care for patients hospitalized with advanced cancer is associated with lower hospital costs, according to a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Palliative care, and effective pain relief in particular, is a core component of cancer treatment. It’s been estimated that approximately 80% of people with advanced cancer require opioids to treat ...

Palliative care (PC) can help patients with cancer manage symptoms and achieve a greater quality of life. However, there are many barriers to patients with cancer receiving referrals to PC, including ...

Palliative care has been practiced at least since the Middle Ages, but it is not yet frequently integrated into office-based community oncology practices, as a growing number of cancer experts now ...

There's a big, bright banner at the top of the Pallimed Website that announces, "Welcome First Time Visitors!" It's an important introduction. Palliative care is an aspect of medicine that can be ...

From cutting her teeth as a young paediatrician during the height of the HIV/Aids pandemic in South Africa, to training new ...

Both palliative and hospice care focus on improving quality of life. Palliative care is available at the time of diagnosis, but hospice care is only available near the end of life. There’s often ...

Tuensang, conducted a district-level training on palliative care for medical officers, nurses, and pharmacists from various ...