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Family & bystander experiences of emergency ambulance services care: a scoping review

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2023
Background Emergency ambulance personnel respond to a variety of incidents in the community, including medical, trauma and obstetric emergencies. Family and bystanders present on scene may provide first aid, reassurance, background information or even ...
Eillish Satchell, Melissa Carey, Bridget Dicker, Haydn Drake, Merryn Gott, Tess Moeke-Maxwell, Natalie Anderson   +6 more
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The cultural adaptation of the go wish card game for use in Flanders, Belgium: a public health tool to identify and discuss end-of-life preferences

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Public health tools like the Go Wish card game from the US, have been found useful to support people in reflecting on their end-of-life preferences, but a cultural adaptation is essential for their success. In the present study, we explore the
Charlèss Dupont, Tinne Smets, Fanny Monnet, Malin Eneslätt, Carol Tishelman, Lieve Van den Block   +5 more
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Timely short-term specialised palliative care service intervention for frail older people and their family carers in primary care: study protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial

BMJ Open, 2021
Introduction There is limited evidence regarding the effectiveness of timely integration of short-term specialised palliative care services for older people in primary care.
Lieve Van den Block, Kim de Nooijer, Lara Pivodic, Peter Pype, Nele Van Den Noortgate   +4 more
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Naltrexone treatment for prolonged grief disorder: study protocol for a randomized, triple-blinded, placebo-controlled trial

Trials, 2021
Background There is a lack of effective pharmacotherapy for prolonged grief disorder (PGD). Evidence suggests that the neurobiology of PGD involves the same circuitry as the reward pathway.
James Gang, James Kocsis, Jonathan Avery, Paul K. Maciejewski, Holly G. Prigerson   +4 more
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End-of-life decisions : a cross-national study of treatment preference discussions and surrogate decision-maker appointments [PDF]

, 2013
Background Making treatment decisions in anticipation of possible future incapacity is an important part of patient participation in end-of-life decision-making.
Evans, N.C., Natalie Evans, Bertolissi, S., Viviane Van Casteren, Pasman H. Roeline, Van Casteren, Viviane, Miccinesi, G., Pasman, H.R., Vega Alonso, Tomás, Block, L. van den, T. Vega Alonso, Onwuteaka-Philipsen, B.D., Van den Block, Lieve, Donker, Gé, S. Bertolissi, Bertolissi, Stefano, Pasman, H Roeline, Block, L., Evans, N., Stefano Bertolissi, Pasman, H.R.W., V. Van Casteren, Van den Block Lieve, Bregje Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Luc Deliens, ?, ?, Bertolissi Stefano, O. Zurriaga, Brearley, Sarah, Donker Gé, Gé Donker, Zurriaga, Oscar, Deliens, L., Onwuteaka-Philipsen, B., Viviane, V.C., Tomás Vega Alonso, Onwuteaka-Philipsen Bregje, H.R. Pasman, Donker, G., Oscar Zurriaga, van Casteren, V., Evans Natalie, L. Van den Block, EUROIMPACT, Miccinesi, Guido, Evans, Natalie, EUROIMPACT on behalf of, Lieve Van den Block, Miccinesi Guido, H Roeline Pasman, Deliens Luc, Zurriaga Oscar, B.D. Onwuteaka-Philipsen, N. Evans, L. Deliens, Deliens, Luc, Zurriaga, O., Vega Alonso Tomás, G. Miccinesi, Casteren, V. van, Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Bregje, Guido Miccinesi, Van Casteren Viviane, G.A. Donker, Alonso, T.V., Vega Alonso, T.   +65 more
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European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline and EXPeRT Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms in Children and Adolescents

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP‐NENs) are extremely rare and clinically heterogeneous. Management has largely been extrapolated from adult practice. This European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline (ESCP), developed by the EXPeRT network in collaboration with adult NEN experts, provides (adult) evidence ...
Michaela Kuhlen, Calogero Virgone, Antje Redlich, Michael Abele, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Gianni Bisogno, Maja Mazic Cesen, Andrea Ferrari, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Yves Reguerre, Dominik T. Schneider, Ines B. Brecht, Charlotte Rigaud, Bilgehan Yalcin, Rainer Claus, Christian Vokuhl, Constantin Lapa, Jörg Fuchs, Segolene Hescot, Thomas Walter, Julien Hadoux, Daniel Orbach   +23 more
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End of life care planning - why it is everyone’s concern? [PDF]

, 2017
To mark Dying Matters Awareness Week (May 8-14), Michelle Brown, Deputy Head of Department for Healthcare Practice, explains why everyone – young or old – should make sure they know what end of life care planning involves.
Brown, Michelle
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Transitions at the end of life for older adults - patient, carer and professional perspectives [PDF]

, 2014
BackgroundThe end of life may be a time of high service utilisation for older adults. Transitions between care settings occur frequently, but may produce little improvement in symptom control or quality of life for patients.
Gunn Grande, Seymour, J, Jane Seymour, Valtorta, Nicole, Hanratty, B, Grande, Gunn, Addington-Hall, Julia, Hanratty, Barbara, Nicole Valtorta, Lowson, Elizabeth, Addington-Hall, J, Valtorta, N, Seymour, Jane, Payne, Sheila, Payne, S, Sheila Payne, Lowson, E, Elizabeth Lowson, Grande, G, Barbara Hanratty, Julia Addington-Hall   +20 more
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The BOOST paediatric advance care planning intervention for adolescents with cancer and their parents: development, acceptability and feasibility

BMC Pediatrics, 2022
Background Although advance care planning (ACP) has been widely recommended to support patient and family engagement in understanding the patient’s values, preferences and goals of care, there are only a few models in paediatric oncology that capture ACP
Anne van Driessche, Joni Gilissen, Aline De Vleminck, Marijke Kars, Jurrianne Fahner, Jutte van der Werff ten Bosch, Luc Deliens, Joachim Cohen, Kim Beernaert   +8 more
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Solid Pseudopapillary Neoplasm of the Pancreas in Children and Adolescents: Expert Recommendations

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Solid pseudopapillary neoplasm of the pancreas (SPN) is a rare low‐grade malignant exocrine pancreatic tumor, mostly discovered during the second decade of life in females, with a very good prognosis, provided microscopically complete surgical excision is achieved.
Sabine Irtan, Michael Abele, Calogero Virgone, Michaela Kuhlen, Ricardo Lopez‐Almarez, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Maja Cesen, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Andrea Ferrari, Gianni Bisogno, Yves Reguerre, Dominik T. Schneider, Louise Galmiche, Jorg Fuchs, Sarah Braungart, Bilgehan Yalcin, Ines B. Brecht, Daniel Orbach   +18 more
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