This statement presents an integrated model for providing palliative care for children living
with a life-threatening or terminal condition. Advice on the development of a palliative care …

The confluence of enhanced attention to primary care and palliative care education presents
educators with an opportunity to improve both (as well as patient care) through integrated …

In sclerosing epithelioid fibrosarcoma (SEF), a rare variant of low-grade fibrosarcoma,
treatment results and therapeutic options are poorly characterized. We systematically …

Objective: Each year, more than 11,000 adolescents and young adults (AYAs), aged 15–34,
die from cancer and other life-threatening conditions. In order to facilitate the transition from …

“Face-to-face with It”: Medical Students' Narratives about T... : Academic Medicine “Face-to-face
with It”: Medical Students' Narratives about Their End-of-life Education : Academic Medicine …

Managing end-of-life care (EoL) is always emotionally taxing. Honest discussions about
prognosis and EoL decision-making are often delayed due to questions about the legal …

Purpose To evaluate the effectiveness of the Program in Palliative Care Education and
Practice (PCEP), an intensive faculty development program at Harvard Medical School …

This study examined medical school offerings on end-of-life issues between 1975 and 2005.
Seven national surveys of US medical schools were conducted in 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990 …

To address serious deficiencies in physician training in end-of-life care, the authors
developed and disseminated a faculty development curriculum. The overall goals of this …

Introduction Advance care planning (ACP), though recommended, has not been studied in
adolescents with cystic fibrosis (CF). This quality improvement project engaged adolescents …