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A Social Worker-Led Primary Palliative Care Model for Hospitalized Patients Admitted to the Hospital Medicine Service

open access: yesPalliative 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   +4 more
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Oncology and palliative care [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
Oncology developed as a discipline over the last decades. Treatment is concentrated on cure or palliation of the illness with the help of chemotherapy, radiotherapy or surgery.
Bausewein, Claudia, Hartenstein, R.
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Medicina Paliativa / Palliative Medicine

open access: yesRevista 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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Palliative care for people with non-malignant lung disease: summary of current evidence and future direction [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Background: The physical and psychosocial needs of patients with chronic non-malignant lung disease are comparable to those with lung cancer. This article will focus on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, interstitial lung disease and cystic fibrosis ...
Boland, Jason   +5 more
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Palliative care and Parkinson's disease : meeting summary and recommendations for clinical research [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Introduction: Palliative care is an approach to caring for patients and families affected by serious illnesses that focuses on the relief of suffering through the management of medical symptoms, psychosocial issues, advance care planning and spiritual ...
Bekelman, David   +17 more
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Nursing care (palliative medicine) in patients with neuropsychiatric disorders

open access: yesJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020
Background and Purpose: Palliative medicine is a special status focusing on the quality of life of patients suffering from special or advanced diseases. Palliative medicine can be helpful at any stage of the disease, including the diagnosis.
Fatemeh Rezaei   +5 more
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Does the use of specialist palliative care services modify the effect of socioeconomic status on place of death? A systematic review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
© SAGE Publications. Background: Cancer patients in lower socioeconomic groups are significantly less likely to die at home and experience more barriers to access to palliative care.
Allgar, Victoria   +5 more
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Value Implications, Practical Difficulties and Optimization Paths of Traditional Chinese Medicine-Diven Hospice Care Localized Development

open access: yesYixue yu zhexue
Based on the perspective of integrating traditional Chinese medicine into the localized practice of palliative care, this study examines the current issue of "having techniques but lacking systemic guidance" in the traditional Chinese medicine-driven ...
Yilong YANG, Jingyi XIANG, Qian LI
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Meeting Geriatric Competencies: Are Internal Medicine Residency Programs in New Jersey Meeting Expectations for Quality Care in Older Adults

open access: yesSAGE Open, 2019
There has long been recognition for improved education and training in aging and geriatrics. As the number of older individuals in the United States increases, with 20% being older than 65 years by 2030, it will become increasingly important for ...
Ramy Sedhom, Daniel Sedhom, David Barile
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