Palliative Care

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HealthDay - MONDAY, Oct. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Between 1990 and 2002, off-label use of anticancer drugs in adults and children ranged between 6.7 percent and 33.2 percent, and most of that off-label use was for Palliative Care, say researchers who reviewed published studies from a number of countries. ...

Source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov --- 22 minutes ago
Related Articles Crises in Palliative Care--a comprehensive approach. Lancet Oncol. 2008 Nov;9(11):1086-91 Authors: Nauck F, Alt-Epping B Palliative Care aims to improve quality of life by early identification, impeccable assessment, and treatment of symptoms while meeting other needs of patients with advanced and progressive disease. It comprises disease-specific and symptom-guided interventions, with emphasis on preparing patients and their relatives for foreseeable, highly distressing clinical problems. Use of inappropriate mechanisms and algorithms in standard emergency treatment might be avoidable for the sake of patient-centred inpatient and outpatient Palliative Care during the last phase of life. This Review reflects a clinical attitude in Palliative Care that differs from oncological emergency management. We give examples of typical clinical crises at the end of life and discuss treatment to aid Care before, during, and after such crises. PMID: 19012857 [PubMed - in process] ...

Source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov --- 14 days ago
Related Articles The meaning of quality of life: narrations by patients with incurable cancer in Palliative home Care. Palliat Support Care. 2008 Sep;6(3):231-8 Authors: Melin-Johansson C, Odling G, Axelsson B, Danielson E OBJECTIVE: The objective of this qualitative study was to elucidate the meaning of quality of life as narrated by patients with incurable cancer approaching death in Palliative home Care in Sweden. METHODS: To gain a deeper understanding of what quality of life means for dying patients, data were collected from narrative interviews with eight patients in their homes in 2004-2006. Qualitative content analysis was used to interpret the meaning regarding quality of life. RESULTS: Three main themes were found: being in intense suffering, having breathing space in suffering, and being at home. Living with incurable cancer at the end of life was experienced as living in physical distress as the body became incapacitated by unexpected physical complications. This incapacity had consequences on patients' psychological, social, and existential well-being. As the complication phase abated, the patients experienced that they regained hopefulness and had time to reflect on existential issues. Patients were provided affirmative Care at home from family caregivers and the Palliative home Care team. SIGNIFICANCE OF RESULTS: This study shows that it is feasible to perform individual interviews with patients approaching death and elu ...

Source: www.canada.com --- 35 days ago
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Source: www.medicinenet.com --- 45 days ago
Title: National Scorecard Ranks Palliative Care Across Country Category: Health News Created: 10/3/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 10/3/2008 ...

Source: www.marketwire.com --- 37 days ago
SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - October 11, 2008) - San Diego Hospice and The Institute for Palliative Medicine , widely recognized for its innovative patient Care, education and research programs, supports global efforts surrounding World Hospice and Palliative Care Day on Oct. 11, promoting Care that improves quality of life for all ages. Organizers for World Day note that millions of people around the world living with a life-limiting illness experience unnecessary pain and distress, either unaware of or unable to access the Care they need. World Day helps to raise awareness about the practice of Palliative medicine, in an effort to bring effective medical practices that aid in preventing and relieving pain and suffering to the seriously ill. ...

Source: business-times.asiaone.com --- 34 days ago
SINGAPORE may score an A-minus for acute Care services but is probably 'below C' when it comes to Palliative Care, said Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan. ...

Source: www.thehindu.com --- 43 days ago
Raksha Hospice for terminally ill cancer patients ...

Source: news.uky.edu --- 15 hours ago
Palliative Care is specialized health Care used to support the needs of people with a serious illness, regardless of diagnosis, prognosis or treatment ...

Source: www.democratandchronicle.com --- 43 days ago
Study says New York's hospitals offer mediocre access to Palliative Care programs. ...

Source: www2.warwick.ac.uk --- 28 days ago
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Source: www.honoluluadvertiser.com --- 46 days ago
Hawai'i is average when it comes to providing Palliative Care in hospitals, according to a new report from a group that advocates increasing the amount of Palliative Care available in the U.S. ...

Source: www.sammyboyforum.com --- 25 days ago
*An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:* *Where has the Peasants' blood and coffin money gone into? Sporns are treated worse than rubbish by the Familee after they've outlived their usefulness!* Nursing homes lack Palliative Care They are ill-equipped to Care for... ...

Source: www.medpagetoday.com --- 47 days ago
NEW YORK (MedPage Today) -- Patient access to Palliative Care in hospitals scored only a C on a national report card, despite recent improvements. ...

Source: nambucca.yourguide.com.au --- 20 days ago
Macksville Hospital’s Palliative and community Care units have profited from a year of fund-raising by a local charity. ...

Source: fcms.its.utas.edu.au --- 44 days ago
Associate Professor Ros Bull has received a grant to conduct research into Palliative-Care practices. ...

Source: fcms.its.utas.edu.au --- 22 days ago
Associate Professor Ros Bull from the School of Nursing & Midwifery has successfully been awarded a grant to conduct research into Palliative-Care practices. ...

Source: www.injuryboard.com --- 46 days ago
Over the last decade a new specialty of medicine, known as Palliative Care Medicine, has grown from a small set of practitioners sprinkled throughout America to a nationwide practice. The field is now recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties. Palliative Care is the field of medicine that deals with chronic and intractable pain that accompany many forms of serious disease, injury or disabilty. It is often administered when the source of the intractable pain, such as with cancer, cannot be cured or remediated. Palliative medicine is focused on reducing the pain or other symptoms of the disease or disorder to allow the patient to have an improved quality of life. Today, Palliative Care is available in hospitals and hospice Care where the chronically ill or injured are most often treated. Private practitioners and clinics have also sprung up. The Washington Post recently reported that the nonprofit National Palliative Care Research Center conducted the first nationwide review of Palliative Care and issued a state by state ranking. The rankings were based upon the number of hospitals or other facilities that had Palliative Care available for the seriously ill. California was given a "C" grade. You can see your state's rankings at the website for the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC). It is the opinion of this author that the advancement of Palliative Care in the field of medicine is one of the most important deve ...

Source: www.boxxet.com --- 33 days ago
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