The phenomenon of patients trapped in a “rehabbed to death” cycle is all too prevalent, and it could be disrupted by better access to palliative care and ...

Done properly and comprehensively, inpatient palliative care saves hospitals money, but far too few have a program in place. Researchers from Johns Hopkins Health System conducted an analysis that ...

Implementation of an automated palliative care program for Mount Sinai Hospital patients with advanced cancer reduced rehospitalizations and receipt of chemotherapy, according to a study published by ...

This fall, Boston College is launching a new Interdisciplinary Palliative Care Certificate Program for graduate students at the William F. Connell School of Nursing, the School of Social Work (BCSSW), ...

Experts say there is a growing intersection of patients with serious, life-limiting illnesses and addiction medicine, and in response, Johns Hopkins Medicine is now teaching generalist addiction ...

Adopting an emerging model, a Pennsylvania skilled nursing provider is expanding its reach to include palliative and other support services for chronically ill residents. Exton Post Acute, a 120-bed ...

This study compares a robust, culturally-based Palliative Care Tele-consult program to usual hospital care to determine whether a culturally-based Palliative Care Tele-consult program leads to lower ...

L-R: Sarada Lewis, RN, CHPN, Amy Lebolt, MSW, Julie Hirsch, RN, CHPN, Lynn Rapp, RN, CHPN. Not pictured are Lindsay High, RN, CHPN, Lori Leopold, MSW and Juliana ...

Future family nurse practitioner Parag Raychoudhury considers her college’s emphasis on palliative care training as essential. “Palliative care isn’t just about death and dying,” she said. “Any ...

Hospice of the Western Reserve's palliative care program visits patients where they live. It has an active daily roster of about 150 people, of whom about a third reside in nursing homes, says Judy ...

ROCHESTER — Cornerstone Visiting Nurse Association, which serves around 35 communities in the greater seacoast and southern lakes regions, recently launched a palliative care program to improve the ...

Connell School of Nursing Clinical Associate Professor Susan DeSanto-Madeya has been named a 2016 Sojourns Scholar by Cambia Health Foundation, as part of its initiative to advance palliative care in ...