01.14.2019
Clinical Alerts
01.14.2019
Adherence to Inhaled Therapy and Its Impact on COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a preventable and manageable disease however has increasing prevalence worldwide. Management is focused on preventing disease progression, improving quality...
12.06.2018
Creating Coherent Strategies to Combat the Crises of Opioid Scarcity and Abuse
Opioids are now the leading cause of injury-related death in the U.S. This crisis is driven by inappropriate prescription, unscrupulous drug promotion, regulatory lapses, and...
12.06.2018
Effects of Dignity Therapy on Family Members
During Dignity Therapy (DT), patients can record their life story and values in a document that reviews memories and offers statements and personal messages that...
12.06.2018
New Fast Facts: The Pre-Family Meeting Huddle
The Palliative Care Network of Wisconsin (PCNOW) provides peer-reviewed, evidence-based summaries of key palliative care topics (“Fast Facts”). PCNOW recently released Fast Fact #368 that...
11.09.2018
New Fast Facts Topic 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:...
11.09.2018
Antipsychotics Don’t Help ICU Delirium
There are conflicting data on the effects of antipsychotic medications on delirium in patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). A randomized, double-blinded controlled study,...
11.09.2018
Now Available NCP Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care Guidelines, 4th Edition
The 4th edition of the National Consensus Project Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care (NCP) Guidelines is an update to the previous 2013 edition...
10.11.2018
Preventive Drug Prescribing Common in Lung Cancer Patients Near End of Life
Patients with advanced disease at the end-of-life are often continued on medications that do not provide comfort but rather prevent long-term issues. Continuing unnecessary medications...