2024
Safe and Effective Treatment of Refractory Cancer Pain with Chronic Oral Ketamine: A Case Series
Kozhevnikov D, Kareem L, Bui T. Safe and Effective Treatment of Refractory Cancer Pain with Chronic Oral Ketamine: A Case Series. Palliative Medicine Reports 2024, 5: 475-480. DOI: 10.1089/pmr.2024.0049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRefractory cancer painOral ketamineCancer painPain scoresCase seriesTreatment of refractory cancer painTreating refractory cancer painEfficacy of long-term treatmentImproved pain scoresRoutine follow-up visitsNumerical rating scaleCancer-related painFollow-up visitLong-term treatmentOff-label useAdult cancer painKetamine treatmentChronic painChronic treatmentPainEffective treatmentPalliative carePatientsGrowing body of evidenceClinical experience
2018
Simulation training in palliative care: state of the art and future directions
Kozhevnikov D, Morrison LJ, Ellman MS. Simulation training in palliative care: state of the art and future directions. Advances In Medical Education And Practice 2018, 9: 915-924. PMID: 30574008, PMCID: PMC6292390, DOI: 10.2147/amep.s153630.BooksPalliative carePatient outcomesPrimary palliative careSymptom management educationManagement of painHealth care providersPatient-centered communicationSimulation-based medical educationPC skillsPC specialistsSymptom managementTreatment preferencesStandardized patient encountersCare providersPC trainingSerious illnessPatient encountersOutcome assessmentSystematic reviewPC educationDifferent training levelsPromising modalityLiterature reportingInterprofessional teamworkOutcomes