2025
Moments of connection between clinicians and patients in oncology: A mixed-methods exploratory study of sacred moments.
Yasin F, Puklin L, Quinn M, Saint S, Sanft T. Moments of connection between clinicians and patients in oncology: A mixed-methods exploratory study of sacred moments. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2025, 43 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2025.43.16_suppl.e21004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer CenterAdvanced practice providersRelationship-centered careMedical oncologySample of cliniciansSurvey assessed demographicsMixed methods studyMixed-methods exploratory studyComprehensive cancer centerInductive coding approachGeneral hospital patientsSemi-structured interviewsAssociated with enhanced well-beingPalliative medicinePractice providersOncology cliniciansPractice of medicineSense of meaningCareer fulfillmentPatient perspectivePatient encountersThematic analysisSense of purposeMethods studyProfessional fulfillment
2024
Palliative Pharmacotherapy for Cardiovascular Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
Di Palo K, Feder S, Baggenstos Y, Cornelio C, Forman D, Goyal P, Kwak M, McIlvennan C, Nursing O. Palliative Pharmacotherapy for Cardiovascular Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2024, 17: e000131. PMID: 38946532, DOI: 10.1161/hcq.0000000000000131.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchQuality of lifeCardiovascular diseaseExcess health care useGoal-oriented careHealth care useShared decision-makingEnhance quality of lifePalliative pharmacotherapyMedical managementScientific statementEvidence-based medical therapyPulmonary arterial hypertensionSpectrum of cardiovascular diseasesAmerican Heart AssociationCoronary heart diseaseEnd-stage heart failurePalliative medicineCare usePalliative approachArterial hypertensionGuideline-directedMedical therapyDevice therapyHeart failureWorsening symptoms
2023
Easing Suffering for ICU Patients and Their Families: Evidence and Opportunities for Primary and Specialty Palliative Care in the ICU
Doherty C, Feder S, Gillespie-Heyman S, Akgün K. Easing Suffering for ICU Patients and Their Families: Evidence and Opportunities for Primary and Specialty Palliative Care in the ICU. Journal Of Intensive Care Medicine 2023, 39: 715-732. PMID: 37822226, DOI: 10.1177/08850666231204305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurrogate decision makersPalliative needsCritical illnessICU patientsPalliative medicineIntensive care unit admissionChronic critical illnessPalliative medicine teamsPost-ICU disabilitySpecialty palliative careCare unit admissionTransitions of careImprovement of patientsAdvanced practice nursesFamily-centered carePerson-centred careUnit admissionICU carePalliative supportPalliative carePractice nursesPalliative principlesMedicine teamPatientsICU
2022
Assessment in HPM Fellowship Training: Updates from the Assessment Workgroup (FR242)
Yang H, Berns S, Bailey F, Buckholz G, Dingfield L, Flint H, Ketterer B, Morrison L, Stowers K. Assessment in HPM Fellowship Training: Updates from the Assessment Workgroup (FR242). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2022, 63: 816-817. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.02.269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHPM fellowsEntrustable professional activitiesField of hospiceMedical educationAssessment strategiesPalliative medicineProgram directorsFellowship facultyFellowship trainingTime-based trainingCompetency-based trainingReporting milestonesGraduate Medical EducationAssociate program directorsTraining 2Faculty developmentAccreditation CouncilProfessional activityProgram 3Curricular milestonesInteractive sessionsTraining programAssessment ToolkitAssessment gapAAHPM
2015
Palliative Care Training in Surgical Oncology and Hepatobiliary Fellowships: A National Survey of Program Directors
Larrieux G, Wachi B, Miura J, Turaga K, Christians K, Gamblin T, Peltier W, Weissman D, Nattinger A, Johnston F. Palliative Care Training in Surgical Oncology and Hepatobiliary Fellowships: A National Survey of Program Directors. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2015, 22: 1181-1186. PMID: 26282906, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-015-4805-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPalliative care trainingPalliative careCare trainingPerceptions of palliative careProgram directorsPalliative care consultation serviceTeaching palliative carePalliative care educationPalliative care resourcesFellowship programsNationally Representative StudyDelivering bad newsOncology fellowship programsSurvey of program directorsSurgical oncologyPalliative medicineFamily conferencesCare educationFellowship program directorsCare resourcesNational survey of program directorsMethodsA surveyPain managementInsufficient educationCareNeuro-palliative care and disorders of consciousness
Fins J, Pohl B. Neuro-palliative care and disorders of consciousness. 2015, 285-291. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199656097.003.0103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPalliative care expertiseMinimally conscious stateBrain injuryPalliative carePalliative medicineCare expertiseCareDisorders of consciousnessConscious stateDefinition criteriaNihilistic attitudeInjuryPatientsDistressInterventionSurvivorsTherapeutic interventionsCliniciansDisordersNeuroprosthetic devicesSufferingMedicineAttitudes
2013
On the lingua franca of clinical ethics.
Fins J. On the lingua franca of clinical ethics. The Journal Of Clinical Ethics 2013, 24: 323-31. PMID: 24597419, DOI: 10.1086/jce201324402.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDecision MakingEthical TheoryEthics, ClinicalHistory, 19th CenturyHistory, 20th CenturyHistory, 21st CenturyHumansInterdisciplinary CommunicationMedical FutilityPalliative CarePeriodicals as TopicPersonal AutonomyPractice Patterns, Physicians'Resuscitation OrdersTerminal CareTerminology as TopicWithholding TreatmentConceptsClinical ethicsJournal of Clinical EthicsLanguage of bioethicsLingua francaClinical ethicistsEthical analysisEthical reasonsEthicsLinguistic amalgamationCritical methodBioethicsAuthor commentsPalliative medicineWeak compositionEthicistsLanguageArgumentsPragmaticsAuthorsFoundingAnniversaryScienceDiscourseDecision makingInterdisciplinarity
2012
Characteristics of Emergency Department Patients Who Receive a Palliative Care Consultation
Grudzen CR, Hwang U, Cohen JA, Fischman M, Morrison RS. Characteristics of Emergency Department Patients Who Receive a Palliative Care Consultation. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2012, 15: 396-399. PMID: 22468771, PMCID: PMC3391705, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2011.0376.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPalliative care consultationEmergency departmentCare consultationsEmergency providersHospital stayPrimary palliative care skillsAcademic tertiary care hospitalUrban academic medical centerAdult ED patientsCharacteristics of patientsPalliative care skillsTertiary care hospitalPalliative care servicesPalliative care teamEmergency department patientsEmergency medicinePatient's hospital stayAcademic medical centerCare hospitalDepartment patientsED patientsPalliative careCare teamMedical CenterPalliative medicine
2010
HRS Expert Consensus Statement on the Management of Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Devices (CIEDs) in patients nearing end of life or requesting withdrawal of therapy This document was developed in collaboration and endorsed by the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Geriatrics Society (AGS), the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM); the American Heart Association (AHA), the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), and the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA)
Lampert R, Hayes DL, Annas GJ, Farley MA, Goldstein NE, Hamilton RM, Kay GN, Kramer DB, Mueller PS, Padeletti L, Pozuelo L, Schoenfeld MH, Vardas PE, Wiegand DL, Zellner R. HRS Expert Consensus Statement on the Management of Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Devices (CIEDs) in patients nearing end of life or requesting withdrawal of therapy This document was developed in collaboration and endorsed by the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Geriatrics Society (AGS), the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM); the American Heart Association (AHA), the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), and the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA). Heart Rhythm 2010, 7: 1008-1026. PMID: 20471915, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2010.04.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEuropean Heart Rhythm AssociationAmerican Heart AssociationCardiovascular implantable electronic devicesAmerican Geriatrics SocietyPalliative Nurses AssociationWithdrawal of therapyExpert consensus statementImplantable electronic devicesEnd of lifeHeart AssociationConsensus statementPalliative medicineAmerican CollegeGeriatrics SocietyAmerican AcademyNurses AssociationHospiceAssociationPatientsTherapyCardiology
2007
Developing Initial Competency-Based Outcomes for the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Subspecialist Phase I of the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Competencies Project
Morrison LJ, Scott JO, Block SD. Developing Initial Competency-Based Outcomes for the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Subspecialist Phase I of the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Competencies Project. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2007, 10: 313-330. PMID: 17472502, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2006.9980.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
Development of a Palliative Education Assessment Tool for Medical Student Education
Meekin S, Klein J, Fleischman A, Fins J. Development of a Palliative Education Assessment Tool for Medical Student Education. Academic Medicine 2000, 75: 986-992. PMID: 11031142, DOI: 10.1097/00001888-200010000-00011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPalliative care educationCare educationEducational assessment toolEnd-of-life carePalliative care contentPalliative care domainsPalliative care assessmentAssessment toolEnd-of-lifeClinical communication skillsMedical school curriculumSelf-assessment toolU.S. medical schoolsCare contentCaregiver perspectivesPalliative medicineCare assessmentFour-year curriculumCare domainEducation reformCurricular mappingMedical schoolsSchool curriculumCurricular objectivesEducational objectives
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