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Designing a Palliative Care Curriculum for OBGYN Residents
A needs assessment of obstetrician gynecologists (OBGYN) residency training highlighted a need for palliative care training.
Caregivers of Children with Medical Complexity (CMC) Share Perspectives on Their Emotional Well-Being
A qualitative study found that caregivers of CMC experience intense and often conflicting positive and negative changes to their emotional well-being.
Implementation of a Standardized Palliative Care Pharmacist Deprescribing Assessment
Using a standardized deprescribing assessment tool helped palliative care pharmacists reduce unnecessary medications, improving patient safety and quality of life.
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PATHS Reduces Hospital Readmissions with Increased Access to Home-Based Palliative Care
PATHS, a nurse practitioner-led intervention, addresses gaps in support with palliative care during the critical two-week post-discharge period.
A Letter to Congress: Protect Medicaid for Medically Complex Children
The National Coalition for Hospice and Palliative Care, CAPC, and fifty-nine other organizations send letter to Congress urging them to protect Medicaid funding.
A Commission on Palliative Care Integration in Serious Respiratory Illness
A new Lancet Commission calls for routine palliative care in serious respiratory illnesses to improve quality of life.
Feasibility of Integrating Patient-Reported Experience Measures (PREMs) to Assess Care Quality
Study finds that using PREMs in routine inpatient palliative care helps to identify patient and family concerns and opportunities for improvement.
Complex Care Needs of Low-Income Older Adults in Medicaid-Supported Assisted Living
Study emphasizes the urgent need for improved care access, symptom management, and more, to support quality of life and health outcomes.
More Than Just Meds: A Palliative Care Pharmacist's Perspective
A clinical pharmacist shares his experience integrating and being a member of a palliative care team, explaining the new opportunities it offers clinicians, patients, and caregivers.
Effective Data Approaches to Advance Health Equity for Black Patients
An overview of data efforts to identify gaps in care for Black patients with serious illness, as presented by CAPC's Brittany Chambers, MPH, and CAPC faculty.
Designing a Palliative Care Curriculum for OBGYN Residents
A needs assessment of obstetrician gynecologists (OBGYN) residency training highlighted a need for palliative care training.
Caregivers of Children with Medical Complexity (CMC) Share Perspectives on Their Emotional Well-Being
A qualitative study found that caregivers of CMC experience intense and often conflicting positive and negative changes to their emotional well-being.
Improving Palliative Care Education in Child Neurology Residency Programs
Findings emphasize the need for comprehensive palliative care education in child neurology residency programs.
Evaluating a Parental Support Intervention During Pregnancy with a Life-Limiting Fetal Condition
Findings suggest that support from the intervention may enhance parental well-being and coping mechanisms.
Implementation of a Standardized Palliative Care Pharmacist Deprescribing Assessment
Using a standardized deprescribing assessment tool helped palliative care pharmacists reduce unnecessary medications, improving patient safety and quality of life.
