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Palliative care for cancer: Podcast with Jennifer Temel and Areej El-Jawahri

GeriPal

Jennifer’s study is most widely known for the “kicker” – not only did it improve quality of life, palliative care was associated with a couple months longer survival. . Areej’s study is remarkably novel in that it is, to our knowledge, the first study of palliative care during curative treatment. . hint: coping).

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In the Nick of Time: Advance Care Planning in the ICU

AJN Off the Charts

Marian Grant, palliative care NP. I’m a health policy consultant for national palliative care organizations and often advocate for advance care planning, a process that helps people with serious illness prepare for future decision-making. The NP was called to help assess the patient’s new-onset dizziness.

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Influence of Hospital Culture on Intensity of Care: Liz Dzeng

GeriPal

Similarly Jessica Zitter, an intensivist and palliative care doctor analogized the inevitable clinical momentum toward highly aggressive intensive care in US hospitals as a conveyor belt. Eric and I are joined today on this podcast by Anne Kelly palliative care social worker to discuss these issues with Liz.

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Inside agilon health’s Palliative Care Game Plan

Hospice News

The senior care company agilon health (NYSE: AGL) will more than double the size of its palliative care program this year, with plans to leverage its robust suite of data to optimize care. We can bring powerful data and care pathways. But as agilon, we don’t provide the care ourselves.

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

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary One marker of the distance we’ve traveled in palliative care is the blossoming evidence base for the field. They study palliative care. She’s pulmonary critical care and palliative medicine trained. These are big trials in palliative care. Kate: Thank you.