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Collaboration Between Oncology and Palliative Care Key to High-Quality Care

New research highlights how trust, communication, and collaboration between palliative care and oncology teams may support more timely hospice transitions and improve care for patients with advanced cancer.

CAPC's Brynn Bowman Makes the Case for Advancing Equity in Palliative Care

Why health equity is not an add-on, but a required component of high-quality care.

Pharmacist-Led Telemedicine to Preserve Outpatient Palliative Care Access During a Staffing Shortage

Study finds a pharmacist-led telemedicine model preserved outpatient palliative care access for established patients during a temporary staffing shortage.

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Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Caring for People Receiving Critical Care for Cardiovascular Disease

An article in the Journal of Palliative Medicine offers 10 practical tips for palliative care clinicians managing complex symptoms, navigating treatment decisions, and supporting patients with critical cardiovascular disease.

New Framework Aims to Strengthen Latino Community Engagement in Palliative Care Research

A study in BMC Palliative Care explores how partnering with Latino communities can strengthen palliative care research, address barriers to care, and promote more equitable, culturally responsive approaches.

Evaluating the Impact of a Standardized Spanish Glossary on Interpreters in Palliative Care

A study in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management explores how a standardized Spanish-language glossary may improve interpreter confidence and communication during palliative care conversations.

Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Explore 10 practical tips from the Journal of Palliative Medicine to help palliative care clinicians recognize PTSD, address trauma-related distress, and integrate trauma-informed approaches into serious illness care.

Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Urine Drug Testing

Palliative care experts share 10 practical tips for using urine drug testing to support safe opioid prescribing, effective pain management, and patient-centered care.

Study Explores Real-Time Integration of AI into Electronic Health Records to Identify Goals-of-Care Documentation

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management study explores how integrating AI into electronic health records can help clinicians identify goals-of-care conversations and support more person-centered care for patients living with serious illness.

Collaboration Between Oncology and Palliative Care Key to High-Quality Care

New research highlights how trust, communication, and collaboration between palliative care and oncology teams may support more timely hospice transitions and improve care for patients with advanced cancer.

A Rapid Review of Qualitative Studies on the Latino Dementia Caregiving Experience

Rapid review identifies key themes in the Latino dementia caregiving experience to inform nursing practice and palliative care integration.

CAPC's Brynn Bowman Makes the Case for Advancing Equity in Palliative Care

Why health equity is not an add-on, but a required component of high-quality care.

Randomized Trial: Advance Care Planning for Black and White Older Adults With Serious Illness

Study finds no significant difference between facilitated and self-guided ACP approaches among Black and White older adults with serious illness.

CAPC Launches the Palliative Care Program Inventory

Specialty palliative care programs across the country are encouraged to participate in a national initiative mapping access to palliative care.

Health Plan Incentive Program to Improve Access to and Treatment of Palliative Appropriate Patients

Incentive-based programs targeting Medicare Advantage members with serious illness may improve palliative care delivery and care coordination while reducing health care costs.

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