Background: The majority of Palliative Care (PC) clinicians report recently caring for a
person with a Substance Use Disorder (SUD). The impact of an untreated SUD is associated …

Context The prevalence of chronic pain in cancer survivors is double that of the general US
population. Opioids have been the foundation of cancer pain management for decades; …

Pain management in palliative care (PC) is becoming more complex as patients survive
longer with life-limiting illnesses and population-wide trends involving opioid misuse …

Cancer survivors are a heterogeneous population with high rates of chronic pain and
prescription opioid receipt. Nuanced guidance on how to approach opioid decisions for …

Background: Opioid misuse and substance use disorders (SUDs) including opioid use
disorder (OUD) are common and negatively impact quality of life. Hospice clinicians' …

Context Hospice and palliative care (HPC) clinicians increasingly care for patients with
concurrent painful serious illness and opioid use disorder (OUD) or opioid misuse; however …

ObjectivesSubstance use disorders (SUDs) are frequently encountered in hospice palliative
care (HPC) and pose substantial quality-of-life issues for patients. However, most HPC …

Background There is little information about how healthcare professionals feel about
providing palliative care for patients with a substance use disorder (SUD). Therefore, this …

Although multiple consensus statements have called for large-scale efforts to improve
clinicians' communication skills regarding a variety of difficult conversations in medicine, this …

Context Hospice and palliative medicine (HPM) physicians frequently care for patients with
substance use disorders (SUDs), but there is no consensus on which primary addiction …