Improving Care at the End of Life [PDF]
Reviews RWJF's investments in improving end-of-life care, impact on the field, and lessons learned, including the need to coordinate objectives, integrate strategies, tie strategies to policy changes and incentives, and link communications and ...
Abby Spector +2 more
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PALLIATIVE MEDICINE AS A KEY ELEMENT OF THE UKRAINIAN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM REFORMING
The article describes the results of the analysis of national and international scientific literature, legal acts, statistical data, which define the relevance and the way the system of palliative care in Ukraine.
С. В. Лінніков
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A randomised trial of early palliative care for maternal stress in infants prenatally diagnosed with single-ventricle heart disease [PDF]
Children with single-ventricle disease experience high mortality and complex care. In other life-limiting childhood illnesses, paediatric palliative care may mitigate maternal stress.
Aiyagari, Ranjit +10 more
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Leadership in palliative medicine: moral, ethical and educational
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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Medical students writing on death, dying and palliative care : a qualitative analysis of reflective essays [PDF]
Background: Medical students and doctors are becoming better prepared to care for patients with palliative care needs and support patients at the end of life. This preparation needs to start at medical school.
Boland, Jason W +3 more
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Medical student confidence to care for a dying patient and their family: a systematic review [PDF]
Background: The General Medical Council expects medical graduates to care for dying patients with skill, clinical judgement and compassion. UK surveys continually demonstrate low confidence and increasing distress amongst junior doctors when providing ...
Llewellyn, Carrie +4 more
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Du “tabou de la mort” à l’accompagnement de fin de vie.
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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Rapid Implementation of Inpatient Telepalliative Medicine Consultations During COVID-19 Pandemic. [PDF]
As coronavirus disease 2019 cases increase throughout the country and health care systems grapple with the need to decrease provider exposure and minimize personal protective equipment use while maintaining high-quality patient care, our specialty is ...
Barbour, Susan +6 more
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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 +16 more
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Development and challenges of palliative care in Indonesia: role of psychosomatic medicine
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 +4 more
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