This is a selection of articles from the June 2008 archive. Click here for this month's Palliative Care headlines.
In this issue
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Source: Journal of Palliative Medicine - June 27, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: info
The Palliative Care Team
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Dog with a Bone
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Announcements
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Challenges Faced by Informal Caregivers of Hospice Patients in Uganda
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Suddenly, Too Sentimental
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Geography Decides Destiny
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Tools for Determining Life Expectancy in End-Stage Dementia: Validation Studies
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Meetings and Events
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U.S. Medical Students' Perceptions of the Adequacy of their Schools' Curricular Attention to Care at the End of Life: 1998–2006
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Dignity. Dignity? Dignity!
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Source: Journal of Palliative Medicine - June 27, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: info
The Highest Honor
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Opioid Allergic Reactions #175
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Reliability Assessment and Findings of a Newly Developed Quality Measurement Instrument: Quality Indicators of End-of-Life Cancer Care from Medical Chart Review at a Japanese Regional Cancer Center
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Palliative Care Research in Latin America: Results of a Survey within the Scope of the Declaration of Venice
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Current Diagnosis and Treatment: Pain
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Source: Journal of Palliative Medicine - June 27, 2008 Tags: book review Source Type: info
Can Physicians Accurately Predict Survival Time in Patients with Metastatic Cancer? Analysis of RTOG 97-14
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Progress in Measuring and Improving Palliative and End-of-Life Quality
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Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor and N-Methyl-D-Aspartic Acid Receptor Antagonist Use among Hospice Enrollees with a Primary Diagnosis of Dementia
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Endovascular Carotid Reconstruction in Palliative Head and Neck Cancer Patients with Threatened Carotid Blowout Presents a Beneficial Supportive Care Measure
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Source: Journal of Palliative Medicine - June 27, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: info
Cancer Pain Management
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Source: Journal of Palliative Medicine - June 27, 2008 Tags: book review Source Type: info
Never Mind
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Health Literacy not Race Predicts End-of-Life Care Preferences
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News and views
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Finding a Good Night's Sleep: Understanding Insomnia
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Lessons Learned as a Third-Year Medical Student on a Rotation in Palliative Medicine
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Cancer-Related Breakthrough Pain
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Source: Journal of Palliative Medicine - June 27, 2008 Tags: book review Source Type: info
Update in Palliative Medicine 2008
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Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Hospice Care: A Systematic Review
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Recent Literature
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Overcoming Educational Barriers for Advance Care Planning in Latinos with Video Images
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Source: Journal of Palliative Medicine - June 27, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: info
PC-FACS
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Strengthening Communities
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Introduction
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Source: Journal of Palliative Medicine - June 27, 2008 Tags: book review Source Type: info
Statins in the Last Six Months of Life: A Recognizable, Life-Limiting Condition Does Not Decrease their Use
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Accentuate the Positive
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The Last Rose of Summer
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A Systematic Review of Opioid Conversion Ratios Used with Methadone for the Treatment of Pain
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Source: Palliative Care JournalClub - Selected Articles - June 22, 2008 Authors: Weschules DJ, Bain KT Source Type: info
Management of venous thromboembolism in patients with advanced cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Source: Palliative Care JournalClub - Selected Articles - June 9, 2008 Authors: Noble SI, Shelley MD, Coles B, Williams SM, Wilcock A, Johnson MJ, Association for Palliative Medicine for Great Britain and Ireland Source Type: info
Table of Contents for Volume: 04 Issue: 1
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Source: Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care (ISSN: 1552-4256) - June 5, 2008 Source Type: info
A Double-Blind, Randomized, Crossover Comparison between Single-Dose and Double-Dose Immediate-Release Oral Morphine at Bedtime in Cancer Patients
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Source: Palliative Care JournalClub - Selected Articles - June 1, 2008 Authors: Dale O, Piribauer M, Kaasa S, Moksnes K, Knobel H, Klepstad P Source Type: info
Effectiveness of a three-day communication skills course in changing nurses' communication skills with cancer/palliative care patients: a randomised controlled trial.
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Source: Palliative Medicine - June 1, 2008 Authors: Wilkinson S, Perry R, Blanchard K, Linsell L Tags: Palliat Med Source Type: info
Psychometric evaluation of the German version of the Life Attitude Profile-Revised (LAP-R) in prostate cancer patients.
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Source: Palliative and Supportive Care - June 1, 2008 Authors: Mehnert A, Koch U Tags: Palliat Support Care Source Type: info
A one-day education in soft tissue massage: experiences and opinions as evaluated by nursing staff in palliative care.
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Source: Palliative and Supportive Care - June 1, 2008 Authors: Cronfalk BS, Friedrichsen M, Milberg A, Strang P Tags: Palliat Support Care Source Type: info
Editorial: Palliative care research - time to intensify international collaboration.
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Source: Palliative Medicine - June 1, 2008 Authors: Kaasa S Tags: Palliat Med Source Type: info
Research methodologies in palliative care: a bibliometric analysis.
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Source: Palliative Medicine - June 1, 2008 Authors: Payne S, Turner J Tags: Palliat Med Source Type: info
Effect of a population-based educational intervention focusing on end-of-life home care, life-prolonging treatment and knowledge about palliative care.
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Source: Palliative Medicine - June 1, 2008 Authors: Miyashita M, Sato K, Morita T, Suzuki M Tags: Palliat Med Source Type: info
Cultural meanings of pain: a qualitative study of Black Caribbean and White British patients with advanced cancer.
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Source: Palliative Medicine - June 1, 2008 Authors: Koffman J, Morgan M, Edmonds P, Speck P, Higginson I Tags: Palliat Med Source Type: info
Use of a palliative care order set to improve resident comfort with symptom management in palliative care.
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Source: Palliative Medicine - June 1, 2008 Authors: Jarabek B, Jama A, Cha S, Ruegg S, Moynihan T, McDonald F Tags: Palliat Med Source Type: info
Activation syndrome caused by paroxetine in a cancer patient.
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Source: Palliative and Supportive Care - June 1, 2008 Authors: Nishida T, Wada M, Wada M, Ito H, Narabayashi M, Onishi H Tags: Palliat Support Care Source Type: info
Letter to the Editor: Gabapentin for breakthrough pain due to bone metastases.
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Source: Palliative Medicine - June 1, 2008 Authors: Caraceni A, Zecca E, Martini C, Pigni A, Bracchi P Tags: Palliat Med Source Type: info
Variable response to opioid treatment: any genetic predictors within sight?
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Source: Palliative Medicine - June 1, 2008 Authors: Skorpen F, Laugsand E, Klepstad P, Kaasa S Tags: Palliat Med Source Type: info
Developing a renal supportive care team from the voices of patients, families, and palliative care staff.
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Source: Palliative and Supportive Care - June 1, 2008 Authors: Berzoff J, Swantkowski J, Cohen LM Tags: Palliat Support Care Source Type: info
When is dying?
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Source: Palliative and Supportive Care - June 1, 2008 Authors: Wein S Tags: Palliat Support Care Source Type: info
Abstracts of the 5th Research Forum of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC). Trondheim, Norway, 28-31 May 2008.
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Source: Palliative Medicine - June 1, 2008 Tags: Palliat Med Source Type: info
Letter to the Editor: Bacterial parotitis secondary to antisecretory medication.
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Source: Palliative Medicine - June 1, 2008 Authors: Chambers JC Tags: Palliat Med Source Type: info
Consensus guideline on parenteral methadone use in pain and palliative care.
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Source: Palliative and Supportive Care - June 1, 2008 Authors: Shaiova L, Berger A, Blinderman CD, Bruera E, Davis MP, Derby S, Inturrisi C, Kalman J, Mehta D, Pappagallo M, Perlov E Tags: Palliat Support Care Source Type: info
Abstracts of the 7th Palliative Care Congress. The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, 29th April - 1st May 2008.
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Source: Palliative Medicine - June 1, 2008 Tags: Palliat Med Source Type: info
A Delphi study to develop the Association for Palliative Medicine consensus syllabus for undergraduate palliative medicine in Great Britain and Ireland.
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Source: Palliative Medicine - June 1, 2008 Authors: Paes P, Wee B Tags: Palliat Med Source Type: info
Revisiting depression in palliative care settings: the need to focus on clinical utility over validity.
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Source: Palliative Medicine - June 1, 2008 Authors: Reeve J, Lloyd-Williams M, Dowrick C Tags: Palliat Med Source Type: info
Preserving life at the end of life: shifting the temporal dimension of hope.
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Source: Palliative and Supportive Care - June 1, 2008 Authors: Strada A Tags: Palliat Support Care Source Type: info
Clinical update: literature abstracts.
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Source: Palliative and Supportive Care - June 1, 2008 Tags: Palliat Support Care Source Type: info
Predictors of well-being in bereaved former hospice caregivers: the role of caregiving stressors, appraisals, and social resources.
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Source: Palliative and Supportive Care - June 1, 2008 Authors: Burton AM, Haley WE, Small BJ, Finley MR, Dillinger-Vasille M, Schonwetter R Tags: Palliat Support Care Source Type: info
Global warming in the palliative care research environment - adapting to change.
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Source: Palliative Medicine - June 1, 2008 Authors: Fainsinger R Tags: Palliat Med Source Type: info
Psychiatric issues in palliative care: recognition of delirium in patients enrolled in hospice care.
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Source: Palliative and Supportive Care - June 1, 2008 Authors: Irwin SA, Rao S, Bower KA, Palica J, Rao SS, Maglione JE, Soskins M, Betterton AE, Ferris FD Tags: Palliat Support Care Source Type: info
Opioids in context: relieving the pain of cancer. The role of comprehensive cancer management.
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Source: Palliative Medicine - June 1, 2008 Authors: Hoskin P Tags: Palliat Med Source Type: info
Screening for psychological distress in two French cancer centers: feasibility and performance of the adapted distress thermometer.
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Source: Palliative and Supportive Care - June 1, 2008 Authors: Dolbeault S, Bredart A, Mignot V, Hardy P, Gauvain-Piquard A, Mandereau L, Asselain B, Medioni J Tags: Palliat Support Care Source Type: info
An update on the use of antipsychotics in the treatment of delirium.
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Source: Palliative and Supportive Care - June 1, 2008 Authors: Alici-Evcimen Y, Breitbart W Tags: Palliat Support Care Source Type: info
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