… palliative care and home hospice [6]. The number of cancer patients who will spend their final
… asked to share their life histories and cancer history. The contents concerning the current …

… final 14 days of life, > 1 emergency room visit in the final 30 days of life, > 1 hospital admission
in the final … Despite the opportunity for early end of life care discussions with gynecologic …

… ) recommended early (within 8 weeks of diagnosis) palliative care involvement for … treatment
that uses drugs to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping …

… on the other hand, many palliative care clinicians adhere to the opinion that elective ending
of life, … EPC early palliative care KTU EPR electronic patient record LMICS ERCP endoscopic …

… hospice movement and initiated what became palliative care … In this article I begin by exploring
the origins of ‘total pain’ in … appreciated through open-ended patient interviews or taught …

… palliative care in Zambia at the start of … therapies for chronic pain management in palliative
care. The findings of this study clearly show that nurses view the nurse–patient relationship as …

… is valuable during end-of-life care. Building trust … of early involvement with health personnel:
‘When we manage to establish early contact, it becomes easier to work together at the end’. …

… that early integration of specialist palliative care can improve … treatments and associated
costs at the end of life [2,3,4]. … all studies to calculate a final weighted median value and the …

… discussions, MAiD requests felt like a “seismic shift” from their palliative care work. As a
sensitive topic, MAiD can dramatically affect the patient-provider therapeutic alliance. …

… The provision of clear and comprehensive information to families outlining available
professionals and services, including specialist paediatric palliative care services, early on in the …