Conducting goals of care conversations (GOCC) with specialty palliative consults (SPC) was associated with lower cost-related outcomes for both patients and hospitals, according to a September study ...

During her training at the University of Louisville, Paige Patterson thought she would be a hospitalist. She enjoyed handling acute care issues and spending time with patients but realized she ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. Vanessa Rodriguez is no stranger to talking about death. As a palliative care doctor at New York's Mount Sinai Hospital, she works with families of patients at the ends of their ...

Clinicians are essential to dying patients. They can allay fears, minimize pain and suffering, and help patients and their families feel supported as they move through the dying and grief processes.

As the nation marks National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, a Florida expert said it is time to change the narrative ...

Many patients expect their primary care providers to take the lead and rely on their expertise for guidance in making decisions for the best care. Unfortunately, many primary care practices are not ...

ANDERSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WKRC) - Every year as part of National Nurses Week in May, nurses are recognized for their service and dedication to others. So, in the lead up to that, Local 12 begins our ...

The guideline uses the term caregiver or family caregiver to refer to and include people, with or without legal or biological connections to the person with cancer, eg, “chosen family,” and to ...

Personalized care for the stress of serious illness. We use a comprehensive approach by focusing on the whole patient; addressing the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual suffering of disease.

Patients learn about their illnesses and develop ADs with their primary care provider. The visits occur no later than after a serious illness or terminal illness has been diagnosed. Worsening symptoms ...