A Consensus Conference sponsored by the Archstone Foundation of Long Beach,
California, was held February 17–18, 2009, in Pasadena, California. The Conference was …

Context Advance care planning (ACP) can improve end-of-life outcomes, but low uptake
indicates it is less acceptable to patients of some cultural backgrounds. Objectives The …

Background Fatigue and unintentional weight loss are two of the commonest symptoms
experienced by people with advanced progressive illness. Appropriate interventions may …

Los días 17 y 18 de febrero de 2009, en Pasadena (California, Estados Unidos), se celebró
una Conferencia de Consenso patrocinada por la Fundación Archstone de Long Beach …

Terminal delirium is a common symptom that is frequently underdiagnosed in geriatric
patients with cancer at end of life and is a major cause of distress for the patient as well as …

Objective. The aim of this study is to explore how communication and decision-making in
palliative care among Turkish and Moroccan patients is influenced by different styles of care …

This report has been commissioned by, and prepared for and in collaboration with, the
National Audit Office (NAO). Its objective is to provide an estimation of the current financial …

Cancer-related visits to the emergency department (ED) can be expected to increase in the
next decade as the population ages. Some of the these patients and their caregivers will …

The first use of the word “palliative” as applied to the field was in early 1975 when the first
Palliative Care Service of the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal was established. The …

Standards released by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer program
in 2012 call for all patients with cancer to have access to palliative care and for institutions to …