Browsing: Palliative Care

Palliative Care , Op-Ed

Palliative Care in the ED: Past, Present, and Future

1/30/2023 Alice Chang, DO
Palliative-care training and education, quality improvement, and research within EM has surged in the past decade. As a result, the practice paradigm for seriously ill patients in the ED has begun to
Palliative Care

Tips for Palliative Medicine Consults in the ED

1/30/2023 Carl Levy, DO , Eric Melnychuk, DO
Although most evaluations and interventions focus on providing life-sustaining interventions in the ED, emergency physicians must also be prepared to provide proper care to individuals who may not ben
Geriatrics , Pain Management , Palliative Care

Initiating End-of-Life Care From the ED

8/10/2022 Matthew B. Walton, MD , Eric Melnychuk, DO
Compassion and a focus on comfort are keys when delivering end-of-life care in the ED.
Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Advocacy , Health Care Administration , EMS , Palliative Care

Health Policy Journal Club: The Comforts of Home

6/6/2021 Logan Ramsey, MD , Cedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP
Collaboration between hospice staff and EMS can reduce patient transport to the emergency department, according to a study termed Mobile Integrated Hospice Healthcare.
Palliative Care , COVID-19

Terminal Extubation in the ED: Palliative Care in EM

8/17/2020 Marc Cassone, DO , Garrett Stoltzfus, MD , Eric Melnychuk, DO
Providing palliation and end-of-life care has become an important aspect of emergency medicine; this has become especially relevant during the COVID-19 pandemic. Comfort measures and terminal extubati
Palliative Care , Critical Care , Behavioral Health , Dermatology

DENIAL OF DEATH : The Phenomenon of Tumor Neglect

6/10/2020 Rebecca Kreston, MD, MSPH , Payal Patel, MD , Shana Ross, DO, MS
Challenges with health care literacy, lack of insurance, and simple human fear can sometimes lead patients to delay seeking help - or even deny a problem exists. Tread lightly to offer the best care i
Geriatrics , Palliative Care

The Old, Cold Trauma Patient: At Risk of Anchoring Bias

4/23/2020 Nathan Jasperse, BS, BA , Alaina Brinley Rajagopal, MD, PhD, CTropMed , Jennifer Roh, MD
When patient wishes are unknown, strongly consider the risks and benefits of aggressive resuscitation in geriatric patients, as aggressive resuscitation has been shown to lead to worse outcomes in the
Editor's Forum , Palliative Care

Quality of Life(Saving) Care in the ED

10/16/2018 Tommy Eales, DO
With current trends toward increased boarding time in the ED, emergency care has become a multi-stage event that encompasses a lot more than procedures and decision trees.
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Clinical , Palliative Care

Sides of the Same Coin: Dispelling Myths About Palliative Care in the ED

8/14/2017 Allison Chan, DO
Sides of the Same Coin: Dispelling Myths About Palliative Care in the ED Emergency Medicine (EM) and Hospice/Palliative Medicine (HPM) are often viewed as two medical specialties on opposite sides of
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Palliative Care

Palliative Care, Part 2: A How-To Guide

12/1/2016 Laura E. Creel, MA , Christina Creel-Bulos, RN-BSN, MD
Palliative Care, Part 2: A How-To Guide Editor's note: This is the second in a two-part series. Michael is tired. The emergency department (ED) is inconceivably busy. The waiting room census keeps gr

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Palliative Care

EM Clerkship 12/30/2018

Episode 35: Palliative Care

EMIGcast 10/01/2017

Palliative Respiratory Case

EM Sim Cases 05/08/2018

Palliative Care in the Emergency Department

EMRA*Cast 05/15/2020
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