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Rethinking Opioid Conversions: Mary Lynn McPherson and Drew Rosielle

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But wait, before you throw out that equianalgesic table, we also invited Dr. Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD extraordinaire who published this amazing book, Demystifying Opioid Conversions , 2nd Ed., Pallimed post on “ Simplifying Opioid Conversions ”. We pull up our handy dandy equianalgesic table or conversion table. Drew: Yeah.

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Keys to Discussing ‘Hard Realities’ in Pediatric Advance Care Planning Conversations

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A common hurdle to improving access to hospice and palliative care among children is that many clinicians across the health continuum lack the training and skill sets needed to have goals of care conversations. And then that just really throws a wrench into the communications.”

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Changing Hospice Conversation Key to Improving Caregiver Support

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Support for family caregivers of seriously ill patients is both limited and fragmented, but changing the conversation about the end of life could fill some of the gaps. The post Changing Hospice Conversation Key to Improving Caregiver Support appeared first on Hospice News.

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New Studies Guide Timing of End-of-Life Care Conversations

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The American Journal of Managed Care recently examined the impacts of two studies published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology that explored ways to help providers recognize when to have goals-of-care conversations with their patients, as well as when they may need palliative care. Signals for goals of care conversations.

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The Cost of Inefficient Communication in Home Care & Beyond

Separate Personal and Clinical Communications: Implement policies and tools to distinguish conversations and minimize data breaches. Ensure Compliance: Switch to compliant messaging apps to protect patient privacy and reduce legal and financial risks.

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Beyond the Bedside: A Hospice Nurse Works to Change the Conversation on Death 

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The post Beyond the Bedside: A Hospice Nurse Works to Change the Conversation on Death appeared first on Hospice News. I have guidelines I have to follow, which I do as far as HIPAA regulations and not talking about where I actually work. But overall, they’re super supportive.

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Palliative Care in the ED Reduces Costs, Improves Patient Outcomes

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You have those [goals-of-care] conversations in a more timely manner. You have an earlier conversion to hospice. They don’t have the resources or the bandwidth to dive into real, good goals-of-care conversations, and they feel badly about it,” Abraham said. “So When you do really good palliative care, what happens?”