Healthcare administrators constantly aim to deliver genuine value-based care. We talk about reducing unnecessary hospitalizations and delivering treatment ...

McMaster University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. McMaster University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. In a medical system that seems to be ...

A senior emergency medical technician has been recognised for her efforts to improve palliative and end-of-life care. Deenah Elswaf, who is based in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, won the Excellence in ...

An end-of-life ED visit was inversely associated with time from palliative care referral to death per 1-month increase (OR, 0.84; 95% CI, 0.80 to 0.89; P .001). A substantial proportion of patients ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — A new unique partnership is already proving to be a difference-maker in a local emergency room. This is for patients with serious, chronic illnesses who are rushed to the ...

A new national initiative, IPAL-EM (Improving Palliative Care in Emergency Medicine) will integrate and increase the use of palliative care when seriously ill patients are admitted to the emergency ...

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Palliative care isn’t always a part of just end-of-life care. It can be used at any point if you have incurable cancer to improve your quality of life. Some cancer treatments are curative, while ...

NEW DELHI: A new study warns that thousands of patients across north India — including Delhi — continue to endure avoidable pain simply because palliative care is widely misunderstood, underused and ...

When someone has a condition that is difficult or impossible to cure, treatment often focuses on relieving the symptoms and improving the person’s quality of life. This vital form of care is called ...