LTC: Seize on opportunity as senators support palliative care access
By
Allison Silvers
Jul 15, 2022
On June 17, 2022, Senators Rosen (D-NV), Barrasso (R-WY) and Fischer (R-NE) sent a letter to the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) asking it to support access to palliative care wherever...
The finality of saying yes
By
Martie Moore
Jun 03, 2022
“I do not know that you understand what it feels like to say, ‘no’ to treatments, aggressive interventions or medications and ‘yes’ to the finality of death. It isn’t until you have to speak...
Correcting the misperception of palliative care
By
Andrew Esch
Jun 01, 2022
Palliative care is an often-misunderstood term, even for patients and providers who believe they understand what it is.
Clinical Briefs for Thursday, April 2
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 01, 2020
FDA orders all Zantac heartburn products off store shelves … Scientists discover gene that increases risk of Alzheimer’s disease … New CDC report adds evidence that underlying conditions raise...
Statin therapy questionable in LTC, despite expanded indications, researchers argue
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 17, 2020
Despite life‐limiting illness, more than one-third of eldercare facility residents aged 65 and older remain on statins, finds a national study.
Palliative care shows promise for those with Parkinson’s
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 10, 2020
Palliative care surpasses standard care for improving quality of life and motor symptoms in people with Parkinson’s disease, say researchers.
Clinical Briefs for Monday, February 10
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 07, 2020
Screen dementia patients for pain at every visit: new guidance from APA, AAN … New palliative medicine journal for clinicians launching in spring 2020 … U.S. hospitals harnessing resources to brace...
Comfort feeding OK for those with advanced dementia, regardless of advance directives: AMDA
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 13, 2019
Stopping eating and drinking by advance directive is not identical to voluntary stoppage by the resident themselves, say the authors of a new paper.
Do you believe in miracles? The answer can affect palliative care
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 05, 2019
Religiosity is not a significant factor in caregivers’ palliative care choices except in one area: belief in miracles, say theologians and scientists.
Palliative care tool helps foster end-of-life conversations
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 23, 2019
A new palliative care tool can help clinicians provide contextual medical advice and caregivers engage in end-of-life conversations.