A5017059025- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Palliative and Oncologic Care
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Ethics in medical practice
- Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
- Global Health and Surgery
- Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma
- Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
- Brain Metastases and Treatment
- Chinese history and philosophy
- Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Pain Management and Opioid Use
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
2023-2025
Harvard University
2011-2025
Brigham and Women's Hospital
2020-2025
Massachusetts General Hospital
2020-2024
Center for Neuro-Oncology
2024
Mass General Brigham
2022-2023
Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center
2023
Universidad de Navarra
2017-2022
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
2015-2019
Mount Sinai Hospital
2019
ContextApproximately 170,000 children in need of palliative care die every year Europe without access to it. This field remains an evolving specialty with unexplored development.ObjectivesTo conduct the first regional assessment pediatric (PPC) development and provision using data from European Association for Palliative Care atlas 2019.MethodsTwo surveys were conducted. The one included a single question regarding PPC service was addressed by informants. second 10 specific indicators...
Background: Service provision is a key domain to assess national-level palliative care development. Three editions of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) Atlas monitored changes in service across Europe since 2005. Aim: To study trends specialized at home teams, hospital support and inpatient services between 2005 2019. Design: Secondary analysis was conducted drawing from databases on number 2005, 2012, Ratios per 100,000 inhabitants increase rates three periods were...
Abstract Background Fewer than 1 in 20 people on the African continent need of palliative care receive it. Malawi is a low-income country sub-Saharan Africa that has yet to achieve advanced integration accompanied by unrestricted access pain and symptom relieving medicines. This paper studied impact Malawi’s Waterloo Coalition Initiative (WCI) – local project promoting through service development, staff training, increased access. Methods Interdisciplinary health professionals at 13...
Abstract Background Patients with glioblastoma experience high physical and psychosocial symptom burden. Poor social relationships have been shown to increase the risk of neurologic illnesses decline, conversely, strong personal networks (PSN) reduce mortality improve quality life. The aim this pilot study is determine feasibility measuring PSN in patients. Methods We recruited 25 adult patients between initial diagnosis first cycle adjuvant chemotherapy from March September 2023 outpatient...
The Pontifical Academy for Life (PAV) is an academic institution of the Holy See (Vatican), which aims to develop and promote Catholic teachings on questions biomedical ethics. Palliative care (PC) experts from around world professing different faiths were invited by PAV strategic recommendations global development PC ("PAL-LIFE group").Thirteen in advocacy participated online Delphi process. In four iterative rounds, participants asked identify most significant stakeholder groups then...
ContextTo date, there is no study comparing palliative care (PC) development among African countries.ObjectivesTo analyze comparatively PC in countries based on region-specific indicators.MethodsData were obtained from the Association Atlas of Africa, and a comparative analysis was conducted. Nineteen indicators developed defined through qualitative interviews with experts two-round modified Delphi consensus process international global indicators. Indicators grouped by World Health...
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and certain antiretrovirals are associated with diabetes. Few studies have examined the prevalence of factors diabetes among HIV-infected individuals on combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) in sub-Saharan Africa; some report estimates between 3.5-26.5% for Cameroon 20.2-43.5% prediabetes Africa.In a cross-sectional study, (16-65 years old) were screened using haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c ). We further categorized HbA1C as normoglycemia < 5.7%), 5.7-6.4%) or...
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have been associated with neurological immune related adverse events (irAE-N) and patients ICI toxicity may present or ocular symptoms. Furthermore, on initially to oncology neurology. We report a case series of 3 treated ICIs presenting diplopia ptosis, found concurrent myocarditis in addition immune-related myopathy (irMyopathy) myasthenia gravis (irMG). None the described cardiac symptoms, underscoring importance screening for and/or other neuromuscular...
The purpose of this study was to examine the results implementing a rapid counselor-based HIV testing program in community pharmacies. A prospective cross-sectional conducted on convenience sample clients at five pharmacies New York City (NYC). In 294 days pharmacy testing, 2805 were eligible receive and 2030 individuals agreed test. average age 33±15 years, 41% male, 59% Hispanic, 77% had been previously tested for HIV, 34% uninsured. incidence 0.3%, median CD4 cell count 622.0, newly...
Abstract Flourishing is an increasingly common construct employed in the study of human wellbeing. But its appropriateness as a framework wellbeing at certain stages life contested. In this paper, we consider to what extent it possible for someone flourish end life. People with terminal illness often experience significant and protracted pain suffering especially when they opt treatments that prolong Certain aspects goods, however, are plausibly constitutive flourishing—such meaning purpose,...