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The contribution of the dietitian and nutritionist to palliative medicine

, 2009
OxfordNutritional management of patients receiving palliative care has not, until recently, been considered an explicit element of care( 1 ). The features of cachexia such as anorexia are often considered by health-care professionals as milestones of ...
Davidson, Isobel, Richardson, Rosemary A.   +1 more
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Leadership in palliative medicine: moral, ethical and educational

BMC Medical Ethics, 2018
Background Making particular use of Shale’s analysis, this paper discusses the notion of leadership in the context of palliative medicine. Whilst offering a critical perspective, I build on the philosophy of palliative care offered by Randall and Downie ...
Nathan Emmerich
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Du “tabou de la mort” à l’accompagnement de fin de vie.

Anthropologie & Santé, 2016
In the middle of the twentieth century, the growing need to provide a new type of care to patients suffering from incurable diseases, distinct from the care given until then in hospitals, resulted in the emergence of palliative medicine. Thus, palliative
Pauline Launay
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Palliative care in pulmonary medicine [PDF]

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2020
Palliative care was initially developed for patients with advanced cancer. The concept has evolved and now encompasses any life-threatening chronic disease.
Ellen Pierre de Oliveira, Pedro Medeiros Junior   +1 more
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A reassuring presence: An evaluation of Bradford District Hospice at Home service [PDF]

, 2008
YesWithin the United Kingdom, a developing role for primary care services in cancer and palliative care has resulted in an increase in palliative home care teams.
Small, Neil A., Daley, A., Small, Neil, Greasley, Pete, Beverley Lucas, Peter Greasley, Lucas, Beverley J., Lucas, Beverley, Daley, Andrew, Andrew Daley, Greasley, Peter, Neil Small, Small Neil, Greasley Peter, Lucas Beverley, Daley Andrew   +15 more
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Prognostic Models to Trigger Palliative Care Referrals in Heart Failure: A Scoping Review

CJC Open
Accurate prognostication in heart failure (HF) is challenging, due to its nonlinear course. This course impacts the timing of goals of care conversations and referrals to palliative care.
Klara Whalen, BSc., Hilary Bews, MD, BSc. FRCPC (Cardiology), James W. Tam, MD, FRCPC (Cardiology), FACC, PGCert (Palliative Care), Samuel Quan, BHSc, MD, FRCPC (Geriatric Medicine), MSc, Jana Pilkey, MD, FRCPC (Internal Medicine, Palliative Medicine), DRCPSC (Clinician Educator)   +4 more
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Professionals’ experiences and attitudes toward use of Traditional Chinese Medicine in hospice palliative inpatient care units: A multicenter survey in Taiwan

Integrative Medicine Research, 2021
Background: Medical staff may have difficulties in using conventional medicine to manage symptoms among terminally ill patients, including adverse effects of the treatment.
Yu-Jia Lin, Hsiao-Ting Chang, Ming-Hwai Lin, Ru-Yih Chen, Ping-Jen Chen, Wen-Yuan Lin, Jyh-Gang Hsieh, Ying-Wei Wang, Chung-Chieh Hu, Yi-Sheng Liou, Tai-Yuan Chiu, Chun-Yi Tu, Yi-Jen Wang, Bo-Ren Cheng, Tzeng-Ji Chen, Fang-Pey Chen, Shinn-Jang Hwang   +16 more
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Development and challenges of palliative care in Indonesia: role of psychosomatic medicine

BioPsychoSocial Medicine, 2017
Purpose of review To summarize the current status of palliative care and the role of psychosomatic medicine in Indonesia. Recent findings Palliative care is not a new issue in Indonesia, which has been improving palliative care since 1992 and developed a
Rudi Putranto, Endjad Mudjaddid, Hamzah Shatri, Mizanul Adli, Diah Martina   +4 more
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Medicina Paliativa / Palliative Medicine

Revista Ciências em Saúde, 2011
Que pena... Fico com vontade de pedir aos leitores que façam um minuto de silêncio... O Conselho Federal de Medicina, pela Resolução de número 1973/2011 publicada no Diário Oficial da União de 01.08.2011, cria três novas áreas de atuação médica ...
Maria das Graças Mota Cruz de Assis Figueiredo
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A Social Worker-Led Primary Palliative Care Model for Hospitalized Patients Admitted to the Hospital Medicine Service

Palliative Medicine Reports, 2020
Objective: To increase earlier access to palliative care, and in turn increase documented goals of care and appropriate hospice referrals for seriously ill patients admitted to hospital medicine.
Keisha Berglund, Emily Chai, Jaison Moreno, Maria Reyna, Laura P. Gelfman   +4 more
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