Objectives To explore current challenges in interdisciplinary management of end-of-life care in the community and the potential of an Electronic Palliative Care Co-ordination System (EPaCCS) to ...

Monique Chatman is a nurse practitioner at Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center where her daily duties involve working with people receiving care. “As a nurse practitioner working in palliative ...

We propose the creation of a national strategy for palliative care led by the federal government and supported by payers and regulators. The strategy would include defined structures and processes ...

Objectives To evaluate the impact of palliative home care support on the quality of care and costs in the last 14 days of life. Design Matched cohort study using linked administrative databases.

Saturday's political cartoons feature Medicare and Medicaid cuts, James Comey's social media post, and Trump's big beautiful ...

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the use of the Palliative Care Screening Tool (PCST) for the recommendation of palliative care among older patients admitted to an Intensive Care ...

Hospice Niagara has unveiled a new fundraising initiative, the Niagara Mega 50/50 lottery, aimed at enhancing support for palliative care services across the region. Building upon the legacy of ...

Background Palliative and end-of-life care is a core competency for doctors and is increasingly recognised as a key clinical skill for junior doctors. There is a growing international movement to ...

Community and hospice nurse shortages have been highlighted in the first report from a major review of palliative and end-of-life care in England. The Commission on Palliative Care and End-of-Life ...

Dr Anne Merriman, the founder of Hospice Africa Uganda (HAU) and a global pioneer of palliative care, has died at the age of 90. Revered in Uganda and internationally as the “mother” or ...

Jane O. Schell, MD, discusses factors that impact use of palliative care in dialysis settings for patients in the United States, as well as potential solutions. “Despite the significant morbidity ...

The number of people dying with preventable, serious health-related suffering is rapidly increasing, and international calls for the expansion of palliative care services have been made, such as the ...