A5070832217- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Pain Management and Opioid Use
- Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy
- Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
- Cancer, Stress, Anesthesia, and Immune Response
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
Fox Chase Cancer Center
2021-2024
Realistic Education in Action Coalition to Foster Health
2024
Research for Equity And Community Health Trust
2024
Temple University Health System
2022-2024
Hadassah Medical Center
2020
Importance Numerous studies show that early palliative care improves quality of life and other key outcomes in patients with advanced cancer their caregivers, although most lack access to this evidence-based model care. Objective To evaluate whether delivering via secure video vs in-person visits has an equivalent effect on non–small cell lung (NSCLC). Design, Setting, Participants Randomized, multisite, comparative effectiveness trial from June 14, 2018, May 4, 2023, at 22 US centers among...
Background: Advance care planning (ACP) is important to improving end-of-life care. Few studies have examined the impact of primary physician (PCP) involvement in ACP. Objectives: To determine whether complete ACP, defined as health proxy (HCP), provider orders for life-sustaining treatment (POLST), and documented goals-of-care (GOC) conversations, would occur earlier when PCP was involved POLST and/or GOC conversations. Design: Charts deceased patients from 2015 2017 a U.S. academic...
9007 Background: Despite national guidelines advocating that patients (pts) with advanced cancer receive dedicated palliative care (PC) services, many pts lack access to specialty PC, due PC workforce shortage. Training hematology-oncologists (HOs) provide primary could close this gap and ensure basic needs of are met. While HO fellowships require demonstration competence in skills, studies have shown major deficits knowledge, educational experiences confidence. We designed a longitudinal,...
Background: Opioids remain the cornerstone for treatment of moderate to severe cancer pain. Due benefits over full agonist opioids (FAO), buprenorphine has emerged as an alternative treatment. Purpose/hypothesis: Buprenorphine is only approved pain that chronic non-cancer. Cancer-related often progressive with breakthrough There limited evidence using short-acting FAO in combination buprenorphine. are concerns about withdrawal and efficacy control We hypothesize buprenorphine, FAOs, can...