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Why Spiritual Care?

AJN Off the Charts

Across years of conducting mixed-methods research to explore the role of spirituality among people with cancer, I am constantly presented with ways where our connection to spirit is challenged, and ways that we can remain connected amidst the very real pain, challenge, busyness, stress, and burnout of this modern world.

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PC Trials at State of Science: Tom LeBlanc, Kate Courtright, & Corita Grudzen

GeriPal

Well, as a kick off to this year’s first in-person State of the Science plenary, held in conjunction with the closing Saturday session of the AAHPM/HPNA Annual Assembly, 3 randomized clinical trials were presented. And when I presented it to the transplant team, they said, “This is interesting, but we don’t need that.

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Storycatching: Podcast with Heather Coats and Thor Ringler

GeriPal

Many links: VA Presents: My Life, My Story: George: A Voice To Be Heard on Apple Podcasts. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 22 (5):392-400 / PMID: 32740304. So I allow family members to be present if they want them to. Wonderful work. Every Veteran has a story. Our mission is to help them tell it. Bennett, C.R.,

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Is it time for geriatricians to get on board with lecanemab? Jason Karlawish and Ken Covinsky

GeriPal

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. Heather: Thanks Alex.

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100 Men in Nursing – amazing male nurses, midwives and students

The Nurse Break

I’m a Registered Nurse in the emergency department. I was a Civil Engineer for six years but made the move to nursing for the many pathways and opportunities it presents, as well as a better work/life balance. I’m Rob, I am a nurse teacher who operates a private nurse education company ECT4Health.

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PROP’s Disproportionate Influence on U.S. Opioid Policy: The Harms of Intended Consequences

Pallimed

Finally, the FDA determined that PROP’s request to limit the maximum duration of treatment with opioid analgesia to 90 days was “not supportable” based on the evidence presented in the Petition (17). The updated and/or expanded Guideline is anticipated to be released in 2022 (66).”

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Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest by Physicians Creating the CDC Opioid Prescribing Guidelines: Bad Faith or Incompetence?

Pallimed

WLF’s complaint compelled the CDC to re-open a second open comment period for the public, lasting 30 days in duration, rather than the two-day period for comment which CDC had originally presented via a September 2015 webinar (4, 35). Presented on February 10, 2022, for the Annual Assembly of Hospice and Palliative Care (Virtual Conference).

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