The failings of the American Health Care System in meeting the comprehensive needs of the
seriously and terminally ill have led to both professional and public efforts to improve end-of …

Palliative and End-of-Life Care, 2nd Edition provides clinicians with the guidelines and tools
necessary to provide quality, evidenced-based care to patients with life-limiting illness. This …

There is an increasing recognition within the literature that speech-language pathologists
have a role in providing care to palliative care clients. However, few studies have examined …

As our Geriatric Nursing anniversary year recognition continues, we are examining the topic
of speech and language disorders in older adults during acute and critical illness and how …

The last days of life provide an opportunity for physicians to promote comfort, peacefulness,
dignity, healing, and closure. The first step hospitalists can take is to recognize the …

The purpose of the study was to obtain information of speech-language pathologists'
experiences with the death of a patient. Three hundred sixty-five subjects who work primarily …

Palliative care is an underutilized and often misunderstood discipline in the treatment of
patients with head and neck cancer. The key components of palliative care include …

The authors of Palliative and Serious Illness Management for Physician Assistants have
provided a comprehensive and thought-provoking book that delves into the essential …

With the advent of the modern hospice movement in mid-twentieth century, longer life
expectancy reflective of medical advances, growing attention to ethical issues, and …