Hospice News
MARCH 23, 2023
Across 150 different studies, white adults represented nearly two-thirds (65.1%) of roughly 800,000 individuals who had completed advance directives between 2011 and 2016. The expense can range from $10 to $50 per patient, she added. Adding a financial cost further impedes access to an important service,” Freeland said.
GeriPal
DECEMBER 8, 2022
We discussed it with today’s guests Heather Coats, palliative care NP-scientist, and Thor Ringler, poet. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 22 (5):392-400 / PMID: 32740304. Journal of Palliative Medicine , 23 (6), [link]. Eric’s blog post on Dignity Therapy from 2011. Summary Transcript Summary.
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GeriPal
APRIL 14, 2022
Our experts include Katie Fitzgerald Jones (palliative nurse practitioner and doctoral student at Boston College), Zachary Sager (palliative care physician at the Boston VA and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute), and Janet Ho (physician at UCSF in addiction medicine and palliative care). Good review on buprenorphine for pain.
GeriPal
DECEMBER 15, 2022
Alex: Today we are delighted to welcome Heather Coats, who’s a palliative care nurse practitioner and scientist and Director of Research at the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association, or HPNA, an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado and Schutz College of Nursing. Alex: This is Alex Smith.
Pallimed
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Although this reduced Washington state’s Medicaid costs, it contributed “to the deaths of at least 2,173 people between 2003 and late 2011 (23, 25).” About the Authors: Lead author, Chad Kollas, serves as the Medical Director for Palliative and Supportive Care at the Orlando Health Cancer Institute in Orlando, FL.
Pallimed
MAY 3, 2021
by Chad Kollas, MD ( @ChadDKollas ) Introduction A recent study by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has captured the attention of the palliative care and chronic pain communities (1). The Backlash to the PROP Petition Begins This unity within the supporters of the petitioning group was short-lived.
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