Objectives Palliative care is an interprofessional specialty as well as an approach to care by
all clinicians caring for patients with serious and complex illness. Unlike hospice, palliative …

Answer questions and earn CME/CNE Scientific advances in novel cancer therapeutics
have led to remarkable changes in oncology practice and longer lives for patients …

Importance Observational studies demonstrate links between patient-centered
communication, quality of life (QOL), and aggressive treatments in advanced cancer, yet few …

Background Clinical trials that study cancer are essential for testing the safety and
effectiveness of promising treatments, but most people with cancer never enroll in a clinical …

Patient-centered communication is a top element of high-quality health care according to the
Institute of Medicine, and it is an intrinsically desirable health care priority, even if its use …

Shared decision making for advanced heart failure has become both more challenging and
more crucial as duration of disease and treatment options have increased. High-quality …

NAFLD is the most commonly diagnosed chronic liver disease worldwide. It is estimated that
NAFLD affects one‐quarter of the global population [1] and the incidence is rapidly …

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BACKGROUND Body image is a critical psychosocial issue for patients with cancer because
they often undergo significant changes to appearance and functioning. The primary purpose …

Background Few studies have assessed the efficacy of communication skills training for
postgraduate physician trainees at the level of behaviors. We designed a residential …