03.12.2018
Clinical Alerts
03.12.2018
Expanded Care Model Improves Quality of Life for Chronic Heart Failure Patients
A study published in JAMA Internal Medicine examined an expanded care model for chronic heart failure patients that supplemented conventional cardiac therapy with a nurse...
02.15.2018
Non-opioids as Effective for Acute Extremity Pain, Study Says
As a result of the opioid crisis, many prescribers are opting for non-opioid pain relievers in their patients, despite concerns that doing so will result...
02.15.2018
New Fast Facts Topics Available
The Palliative Care Network of Wisconsin (PCNOW) is an organization that provides peer-reviewed, evidence-based summaries of key palliative care topics (“Fast Facts”). PCNOW recently released...
02.15.2018
Ketamine for Pain Management
In the current environment of parenteral opioid shortages, an anesthetic agent, ketamine, is gaining renewed attention for analgesia. Although analgesia dosing is lower than those...
01.16.2018
Selective Cannabinoids for Chronic Neuropathic Pain
There is a lack of consensus on the role of selective cannabinoids for the treatment of neuropathic pain. Guidelines from national and international pain societies...
01.16.2018
Palliative Care for Cancer Survivors?
Cancer survivors may experience uncontrolled symptoms that may persist for months to years after treatment. Palliative care can help to address symptom concerns as well...
01.16.2018
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Killer without a Cause
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is reviewed in a recent Medscape article utilizing a patient case-based, Q&A approach that provides the reader with real-time knowledge assessment and...
12.13.2017
Caregiver Burnout is Real, But Not Inevitable
Caregivers of elderly relatives often report high levels of stress associated with caregiving, however, according to a recent survey, more than nine in 10 respondents...