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Defining Roles in Pediatric Palliative Care: Perspectives From Oncology and Palliative Care Teams

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Early integration of pediatric palliative care (PPC) is associated with improved symptom management, quality of life, and healthcare utilization for children with cancer. Despite this, variation persists in how PPC is understood, operationalized, and integrated within pediatric oncology programs. In particular, ambiguity surrounding
Leeat Granek   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Duties, tasks, knowledge and skills of an obesity medicine physician: A practice analysis

open access: yesObesity Pillars
Background: Given the evolving nature of obesity medicine, periodic evaluation of its clinical practice is needed to ensure that certification requirements address real-world experience. Practice analysis is a systematic approach to define a field's body
Kimberly A. Gudzune   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Blinatumomab Utilization in Pediatric B‐Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Experience From the Mountain West

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Blinatumomab is a bispecific T‐cell engager approved for the treatment of pediatric B‐cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B‐ALL). Outpatient home infusion reduces hospitalization burden and optimizes resource utilization, but is logistically challenging.
Angela Parra del Riego   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

The challenges facing training in paediatric surgery worldwide

open access: yesFrontiers in Pediatrics, 2013
Those involved in the administration and delivery of training programmes in paediatric surgery have to accommodate the increasing complexity of the specialty as well as the difficulties associated with providing trainees sufficient exposure to clinical ...
Spencer W Beasley, Spencer W Beasley
doaj   +1 more source

The Health Professions Educational Assistance Act of 1976: A New Prescription? [PDF]

open access: yes, 1977
The 1976 Health Professions Educational Assistance Act is a new congressional effort to promote the rational development, distribution, and utilization of the health professions through financial incentives.
Greene, John J.
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Serological Benefit of SARS‐CoV‐2 Vaccination Relative to Infection in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are at risk of severe outcomes from SARS‐CoV‐2 (SCV2). In the post‐pandemic context, where most children have been infected with SCV2, there are limited data on whether vaccination remains beneficial in children with ALL.
Janna R. Shapiro   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Improving Care at the End of Life [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
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
core   +1 more source

Time Toxicity in Wilms Tumor: Quantifying the Burden of Healthcare Interaction in the First Year After Diagnosis

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Wilms tumor (WT) treatment imposes a significant time burden on patients and their families. Time toxicity is a patient‐centered metric that quantifies the burden of healthcare interaction. We sought to define time toxicity in the first year after diagnosis of WT and hypothesized that it would increase as tumor stage and treatment ...
Caleb Q. Ashbrook   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Medical Licensing: An Obstacle to Affordable, Quality Care [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
In the United States, the authority to regulate medical professionals lies with the states. To practice within a state, clinicians must obtain a license from that state's government. State statutes dictate standards for licensing and disciplining medical
Shirley Svorny
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