03.07.2019
Clinical Alerts
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...
01.14.2019
A Randomized Controlled Trial for Fan Therapy in Dyspnea
Palliative care physician and blog writer, Robert Arnold, summarizes and critiques a parallel-arm, randomized controlled trial on the effectiveness of fan therapy in patients with...
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...