Background: Seriously ill patients often experience discordant care. Delivering high-quality
healthcare requires effective communication to support goal-concordant care. Problem …

110 Background: Palliative care trials face implementation barriers. We describe challenges
encountered in a pilot trial of early specialty palliative care for patients with pancreatic …

163 Background: Experts recognize goal-concordant care (GCC) as among the most
important outcomes for those with advanced cancer. Despite a conceptual understanding …

Outcomes 1. Determine the relationship between care quality and goal-concordant care for
patients with serious illness 2. Determine the experiences of caregivers that relate to …

81 Background: A majority of cancer patients only receive PC at the end-of-life despite the
physical, emotional, and existential distress throughout the continuum of the disease. The …

Background: Individuals with advanced cancer and their families have negative end-of-life
experiences when the care they receive is not aligned with their values and preferences …

262 Background: Early palliative care (EPC) referral reduces health care costs and improves
quality of life and survival in some advanced cancers. Barriers to EPC exist. In April 2022 …

Recent analyses of a study that looked at the impact of nursebased primary palliative care
for patients with advanced cancer found that more patients engaged in advance care …

Background: Patients with advanced pancreatic cancer suffer from high morbidity and
mortality. Specialty palliative care may improve quality of life. Objective: Assess the …

72 Background: Many patients with pancreatic cancer receive palliative care only at the end
of life despite the fact that the course of illness is plagued with physical, emotional symptoms …