04.05.2019
Clinical Alerts
04.05.2019
Cases in Deprescribing
In January 2019, Medscape released a new case-based series on deprescribing. In this series, Dr. Charles (Chuck) Vega presents common clinical scenarios drawn from his...
04.05.2019
Ethical and Clinical Considerations in Treating Infections at the End of Life
The decision to prescribe or forgo antimicrobial therapy at the end of life can be difficult considering practice is variable, supportive data is limited and...
03.07.2019
Safe and Appropriate Use of Methadone in Hospice and Palliative Care
A panel of 15 interprofessional hospice and palliative care experts from the U.S. and Canada convened in February 2015 to evaluate the American Pain Society...
03.07.2019
Tools for Deprescribing in Frail Older Persons and Those with Limited Life Expectancy
The prevalence of polypharmacy is increasing in older persons, and it is associated with an increased risk of adverse health outcomes such as falls, adverse...
02.14.2019
New “Fast Facts and Concepts” Topics Available
The Palliative Care Network of Wisconsin (PCNOW) provides peer-reviewed, evidence-based summaries of key palliative care topics (“Fast Facts”). PCNOW recently released these 4 new Fast...
02.14.2019
Nurse Comfort with Palliative and End-of-Life Communication
Communication is a key component of palliative and end-of-life care although little is known about comfort with palliative and end-of-life communication among nurses working in...
02.14.2019
Goodbye to Compounded Analgesic Creams
Localized pain affects many patients who seek alternative remedies without systemic side effects and compounded topical products are often used. Researchers at a military treatment...
01.14.2019
Quality of Life of Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic disease with a high symptom burden and poor survival that influences patients’ health-related quality of life (HRQOL). In...