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Integrating Palliative Care for Kidney Disease Patients

CAPC's Allison Silvers, MPA interviewed about the need to integrate palliative care into the treatment of kidney disease.

How Palliative Care Delivery is ‘Maturing into Innovation’

CAPC’s Andrew E. Esch, MD, shares how palliative care is evolving with smarter data use, broader integration across specialties, and a focus on human-centered care.

Oprah Daily Says Palliative Care is the Health Care Model We All Deserve

CAPC's Diane E. Meier, MD, and other leaders interviewed by Oprah Daily to discuss the benefits of palliative care.

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CAPC Launches New Leadership Training Curriculum

New curriculum helps palliative care and geriatrics professionals lead with clarity, confidence, and compassion.

4 ‘Pivot Points’ for Hospice, Palliative Care Growth

CAPC's Brynn Bowman, MPA, describes how our field is moving from rapid growth to figuring out how to standardize, safeguard quality, and integrate ourselves into the fabric of health care.

Integrating Palliative Care for Kidney Disease Patients

CAPC's Allison Silvers, MPA interviewed about the need to integrate palliative care into the treatment of kidney disease.

Physician Perception of Trust and Communication with Asian Patients with Serious Illness

Study highlights the importance of trust, family roles, and patient preferences.

The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Palliative Oncology: Zeroing in on Hematologic Malignancies

How AI can improve care for patients living with hematologic malignancies, from enhanced symptom management to more personalized care.

Building Resilient Clinicians: Lessons From Palliative Care Training for the Heart Failure Community

How lessons learned from palliative care can inspire heart failure programs to make important changes for the next generation of specialists.

Validation of a Claims-Based Algorithm for Specialist Palliative Care Delivery in Metastatic Cancer

A simple algorithm proved to have reasonable accuracy in identifying patients who received palliative care.

INCITE Training Program: Request for Applications Now Open

Interested organizations must complete an online application during the open enrollment period, which ends January 15, 2026.

States’ Promising Practices to Improve Care of Serious Illness

Across states, trends have emerged to improve access to high-quality palliative care.

Enhancing Home-Based Palliative Care Skills: Findings from the PIVOT Pilot Study

A new interdisciplinary training model shows early promise in boosting home health clinicians’ confidence and skills in delivering palliative care.

Staying Connected: An Interprofessional Rural Fellowship Collaboration

A regional retreat series strengthens fellowship education, professional connections, and workforce recruitment and retention.

Beyond the Label: How Naming and Framing Impact Pediatric Palliative Care Acceptance

Study finds parental acceptance of pediatric palliative care is driven more by perceived benefit to the child and parental distress than by program names.

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