06.13.2019
Clinical Alerts
06.13.2019
In Hospice, Time is an Illusion
Lizzy Miles, hospice social worker in Columbus, Ohio and regular contributor to articles on Pallimed.org, writes about the perception of time and how it affects...
06.13.2019
Providing EOL Care in the Hospital Setting Through Use of the CARES Tools
Although most individuals prefer to die at home, approximately 60% of Americans die in the hospital setting. Nurses are inadequately prepared to provide end-of-life (EOL)...
05.10.2019
Low Glucose on Last Day in Hospital Link to Death in Diabetes
Patients with diabetes who have hypoglycemia in the 24 hours prior to hospital discharge have a significantly increased risk of readmission within 30 days and...
05.10.2019
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 3 new Fast Facts:...
05.10.2019
Cases in Deprescribing, Continued
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
Preventive Drugs Could Be Safely Discontinued in Elderly with Advanced Cancer
In a nationwide cohort study published last month in Cancer, retrospective data on over 150,000 older adults with solid tumors was collected and the monthly...
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...