MedWorm: Palliative Care Top 20

A Statewide Intervention to Improve Access to Hospice and Palliative Care for Seriously Ill Medicaid Enrollees (416-A)

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:24:50 +0100

Discuss training and quality improvement components of a statewide intervention to improve access to hospice, palliative, and supportive care for seriously ill Medicaid enrollees. (Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)

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Reversible, Hyperacute Allodynia After Evacuation of a Cervical Epidural Hematoma

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:24:50 +0100

Hyperacute allodynia, that is, pain elicited by nonpainful stimuli, after spinal cord injury, with secondary disappearance, is exceptional. Only a handful of cases are on record. (Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)

Barnstorming, Directing, Producing: Integration of a Clinical Pharmacist Across the Full Spectrum of Palliative Care Services (341) Program Chiefs SIG

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:24:50 +0100

Compare clinical pharmacist goals of care with Hospice Medicare Conditions of Participation. (Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)

Palliative Care for COPD (334)

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:24:50 +0100

Identify GOLD criteria for COPD staging and guidelines for COPD treatment at each stage of COPD. (Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)

Medications for Comorbidities in Hospice and Palliative Care—Survey of Current Practice Using Statins as a Test Case (310-C)

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:24:50 +0100

Discuss US-based palliative care and hospice clinicians' practices and attitudes regarding the use or discontinuation of medications for comorbidities in the setting of advanced life-limiting illness, and more specifically, use or discontinuation of HMG-coA reductase inhibitor lipid lowering agents (aka "statins") in this setting. (Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)

Opioid Agreements and Drug Screens: Adapting Tools From Chronic Nonmalignant Pain Management to the Palliative Care Clinic (515)

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:24:50 +0100

Describe the advantages and pitfalls of opioid treatment agreements (“contracts”) and urine drug screens in palliative care patients with chronic pain. (Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)

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An Unlikely Union: Palliative Care and Wellness (400)

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:24:50 +0100

Discuss the role of palliative care as a component of cancer survivorship and chronic disease management. (Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)

Palliative Care Needs in Rural Complex Chronic Illness (416-B)

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:24:50 +0100

Describe palliative care needs of persons living with complex chronic illness in rural areas. (Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)

Refractory Dyspnea in Advanced COPD: New Insights and Novel Interventions

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:24:50 +0100

Brief overview of COPD as a model for refractory dyspnea. (Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)

“The Fun Stuff”: Updates on Hospice Regulatory and Compliance Issues and Healthcare Reform Ethics Part A (P7)

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:24:50 +0100

Discuss the current regulatory environment as it relates to hospice programs and what rules hospice practitioners need to know. (Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)

Advanced Pulmonary Hypertension: Considerations for Care Planning at End of Life (427)

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:24:50 +0100

Explain the pathophysiology of and symptoms associated with advanced pulmonary hypertension including the mechanisms of action of medications commonly used for advanced pulmonary hypertension and their impact on symptoms. (Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)

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Chronic Critical Illness: Opportunities and Challenges (323)

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:24:50 +0100

Recognize the definition of chronic critical illness, the scope of the problem, outcomes, and symptom burden. (Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)

Anticipatory Grief Among Family Caregivers of Patients With Advanced Cancer, Congestive Heart Failure, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (751)

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:24:50 +0100

Identify risk factors for caregiver anticipatory grief. (Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)

Hypofractionated radiotherapy as local hemostatic agent in advanced cancer

Indian Journal of Palliative Care — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Conclusion : Of 25 patients, 22 (88%) responded, and there was complete cessation of bleeding. Both 15 Gray and 20 Gray dose schedule had equal efficacy. Treatment was well tolerated without any intermission. Radiotherapy is a safe and effective option in controlling tumor bleeding. (Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care)

Chemotherapy in the Last Two Weeks of Life: When Is It Appropriate? When Is It Not Appropriate? (342) Cancer SIG

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:24:50 +0100

Recognize the impact of chemotherapy administration late in the life of the cancer patient. (Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)

Insomnia: Patient Assessment #101

Journal of Palliative Medicine — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:02:15 +0100

Journal of Palliative Medicine Jan 2012, Vol. 15, No. 1: 124-126. (Source: Journal of Palliative Medicine)

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Model for Running a Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Team Case Conference (303)

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:24:50 +0100

Discuss the challenges of running an interdisciplinary team meeting. (Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)

Acupuncture: What Does the Most Reliable Evidence Tell Us? An Update

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:24:50 +0100

About three years ago, I published a review of all 32 Cochrane reviews of acupuncture available in 2007. Twenty-five of them failed to demonstrate the effectiveness of this treatment, five drew (tentatively) positive conclusions, and two were inconclusive. Here I present an update of this review. (Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)

Emergency-Department-Initiated Palliative Care Consults: A Descriptive Analysis (736)

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:24:50 +0100

Understand the specific palliative care consultation needs of patients in the emergency department. (Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)

Development of Palliative Medicine Consensus Guidelines for Consults in the Emergency Department (787)

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:24:50 +0100

Participants will understand the current barriers to palliative care consults generated from the emergency department. (Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management)