12.13.2017
Clinical Alerts
12.13.2017
Treatment of Pruritus in a Palliative Care Patient with Low-dose Paroxetine
Pruritus is a less common yet distressing symptom seen in palliative care. There is limited high-quality evidence of medication treatment for pruritus, including the use...
10.16.2017
Polypharmacy and Deprescribing
Deprescribing in elderly persons has been the focus of research by Barbara Farrell, PharmD, a clinical scientist at the Bruyère Research Institute and the C.T....
10.16.2017
STOPP/START Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing in Older People
“The Beers list” in the U.S. and the “Canadian criteria” in Canada have been referred to for years as a “hit list” approach to preventing...
10.16.2017
Tips for Deprescribing in the Nursing Home
Nursing home residents are at increased risk of adverse drug reactions, falls, hospitalization, and mortality due to polypharmacy. It can be a challenge, however, to...
09.14.2017
Two New Fast Facts Topics Released
The Palliative Care Network of Wisconsin (PCNOW) is an organization dedicated to increasing the availability of quality palliative care services for people facing serious illness...
09.14.2017
Updates to NCCN Guidelines in Palliative Care
The NCCN Guidelines for Palliative Care provide interdisciplinary recommendations on palliative care for patients with cancer. These NCCN Guidelines Insights summarize and provide context for...
09.14.2017
Palliative and End-of-Life Care in Nephrology
Patients with advanced kidney disease (CKD, ESRD) use less palliative care and hospice services and more intensive and aggressive medical care compared to those with...
08.07.2017
Six New Fast Facts Topics Released
The Palliative Care Network of Wisconsin (PCNOW) is an organization dedicated to increasing the availability of quality palliative care services for people facing serious illness...