Prognostication, along with diagnosis and treatment, is a traditional core clinical skill of the
physician. Many patients and families receiving palliative care want information about life …

Themes included the education of health care providers, the need to care for carers, and
interdisciplinary communication. Little attention was given to the growing population of …

Following publication of the first edition in 1993, the Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine
rapidly established itself as the definitive textbook on the subject. Each edition has received …

Background: Palliative care improves care and reduces costs for hospitalized patients with
life-limiting illnesses. There have been no multicenter randomized trials examining impact …

Objective: To understand perceptions of palliative care in acute care hospitals and identify
barriers to earlier use of palliative care in the illness trajectory. Methods: In Pennsylvania …

Background: Many patients live with serious chronic or terminal illnesses. Multicomponent
palliative care interventions have been increasingly utilized in patient care; however, it is …

The notion of the interdisciplinary team as integral to the delivery of palliative care emerges
clearly and consistently in palliative care philosophy and practice discourses. Many studies …

Background: Family members are commonly involved in end-of-life decision making and
typically involved in inpatient palliative care consultations. Although much research has …

Overview: Inpatient palliative care teams'(PCT) contribution to improved quality of life and
patient satisfaction as well as decreased utilization and costs has been well established. Yet …

Context The many benefits of hospital palliative care teams (PCTs) are well known.
However, their specific activities have not been fully clarified, and no standardized methods …