02.18.2020
Clinical Alerts
02.18.2020
Inappropriate Use of Skeletal Muscle Relaxants in Geriatric Patients
Skeletal muscle relaxants cause drowsiness and sedation as side effects and place patients at increased risk of falls. It’s important to be selective when recommending... 01.14.2020
Mind-Body Therapies Linked to Improved Pain, Lower Opioid Dose
Amidst the opioid crisis, practitioners are seeking alternative therapies for pain. In a systematic review and meta-analysis published in JAMA Internal Medicine, researchers sought to... 01.14.2020
Cases in Deprescribing: PPIs and Dementia Drugs
Medscape has been the host of a case-based series on deprescribing for the past year. In this series, Dr. Charles (Chuck) Vega presents common clinical... 01.14.2020
Announcing CAPC’s Top Blog Posts of 2019
The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) is a national organization dedicated to increasing the availability of quality health care for people living with a... 12.12.2019
Palliative Care Issues in Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
The Palliative Care Network of Wisconsin (PCNOW) provides peer-reviewed, evidence-based summaries of key palliative care topics (“Fast Facts”). PCNOW recently released a new Fast Fact... 12.12.2019
Pediatric Palliative Care: Where Are We Now?
Pediatric palliative care (PPC) aims to “deliver competent, compassionate and consistent care” to children facing life-limiting illnesses. This article reviews the current state of PPC... 12.12.2019
Live Discharge From Hospice: A Systematic Review
Live discharges from hospice often leave both patients and families with unmet care needs previously managed by the comprehensive services of hospice care. In a... 11.14.2019
New Fast Facts: Ketamine in Depression, Anorexia-Cachexia and Hip Fracture in Advanced Dementia
The Palliative Care Network of Wisconsin (PCNOW) provides peer-reviewed, evidence-based summaries of key palliative care topics (“Fast Facts”). PCNOW recently released new Fast Facts including...