Despite advances in medical care, Americans still often suffer from unnecessary pain, discomfort and lack of caring at the end of life. Improved provider education and increased public awareness can lead to better end-of-life care.
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Palliative Care
March 1, 2010 | Book
Palliative Care:Transforming the Care of Serious Illness is the first book to provide a comprehensive understanding of the new field that is changing the way Americans deal with serious illness.
The Development, Status, and Future of Palliative Care
March 1, 2010 | Book
From Palliative Care: Transforming the Care of Serious Illness, this essay examines the emergence of palliative care and why care of the seriously ill is an important issue within the health and health care arena.
Center to Advance Palliative Care Clinical Care and Customer Satisfaction Metrics Consensus Recommendations
February 1, 2010 | Journal Article
In 2008 the Center to Advance Palliative Care formed a consensus panel to evaluate measurement tools and standards of care. The panel recommended numerous data collection tools that assess the quality of palliative care services and customer satisfaction.
Palliative Care in Long-Term Care
February 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Academic and medical professionals discuss the transition from palliative care in hospitals to nursing homes.
Palliative Care in the Treatment of Advanced Heart Failure
December 22, 2009 | Journal Article
This review of literature is a primer in palliative care for end-stage heart disease, a condition with severe physical and emotional symptoms. The authors discuss appropriate strategies for discontinuing medical solutions evidence suggests palliative care prolongs life and cuts costs.
National Cancer Pain Initiative Resource Center Supports State-Level Initiatives as They Implement Pain Management Practices
January 28, 2009 | Program Result Report
Faculty and staff at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health established the Resource Center, to support the growth and development of State Pain Initiatives.
State Policies Designed to Curb Misuse of Controlled Substances Restrict Legit Pain Treatment: Reform Needed
May 9, 2008 | Program Result Report
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School conducted an assessment of state laws, regulations and guidelines for treating pain with controlled substances and disseminated their findings.
Preferred Practices for Quality Palliative Care Described in Report from National Quality Forum
August 22, 2008 | Program Result Report
The National Quality Forum used its national consensus process to create a framework and a set of preferred practices for quality palliative care that apply across all health care settings and professions.
Issue Briefs and Documentary Audiotapes Help Policy-Makers and Providers Better Understand End-of-Life Care Issues
September 27, 2007 | Program Result Report
From 1998 to 2006, staff at Spann Communications produced and disseminated a series of issue briefs and documentary audiotapes that profile promising new policies and practices in end-of-life care.
Bilingual Web Site Offers Pediatric Palliative Care Information for Parents
November 1, 2007 | Program Result Report
The Children's Hospice and Palliative Care Coalition created a new Web site and its Spanish counterpart to meet the medical, psychological and emotional needs of parents whose children are seriously or terminally ill.