Background Palliative care is the branch of medicine which has a target of setting focus on
the improvement of the quality of life of patients, particularly toward their end of life, such as …

Palliative medicine has gained more recognition in recent years due to challenges
regarding delivery of end-of-life (EOL) care. Specifically, the training provided to medical …

In order to provide appropriate service and support to people with lifelong disability,
including those who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), speech …

Background: Natural language processing has been increasingly used in palliative care
research over the last 5 years for its versatility and accuracy. Aim: To evaluate and …

Background: There is an emerging literature on the physician competencies most
meaningful to patients and their families. However, there has been no systematic review on …

The purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview of how written communication can
support the needs of palliative care patients. There is growing awareness that a patient …

Over the course of clinical training, we develop agendas in treatment and disposition which
come to outweigh listening to our patients. The practice of modern medicine perpetuates …

Objective Serious illness conversations are complex clinical narratives that remain poorly
understood. Natural Language Processing (NLP) offers new approaches for identifying …

The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of an elective geriatric palliative care
course on medical students' attitudes, knowledge, and behaviors regarding communication …

Background The palliative care consultation service (PCCS) of the National Health
Insurance payments has been promoted in Taiwan since 2011, although few studies have …