A5014580988- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Ethics in medical practice
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
- Organ Donation and Transplantation
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Health Sciences Research and Education
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Health, Nursing, Elderly Care
- Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Disaster Response and Management
- Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
- Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography
George Washington University
2014-2023
George Washington University Virginia Campus
2020-2023
Truman Medical Center
2022
University of Rochester Medical Center
2022
American Association of Kidney Patients
2020
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
2005-2016
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
2016
White River Junction VA Medical Center
2016
Duke Medical Center
2016
Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center
2016
Measuring quality of hospice and palliative care is critical for evaluating improving care, but no standard U.S. indicator set exists.The What Matters (MWM) project aimed to recommend a concise portfolio valid, clinically relevant, cross-cutting indicators internal measurement care.The MWM process was sequential consensus the American Academy Hospice Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) Nurses Association (HPNA). We identified candidate mapped National Consensus Project (NCP) Care Guidelines domains....
Purpose: Integrated into routine oncology care, palliative care can improve symptom burden, quality of life, and patient caregiver satisfaction. However, not all practices have access to specialist medicine. This project endeavored define what constitutes high-quality primary as delivered by medical practices. Methods: An expert steering committee outlined 966 service items, in nine domains, each describing a candidate element delivery for patients with advanced cancer or high burden. Using...
In order to document the implementation of hospice concept in United States, 24 hospices, operation at least one year and serving 100 patients, were selected from National Hospice Organization roster participate a survey organization, staffing, funding, services population served. All hospices offered both home care bereavement programs but only 41.7 per cent provided an inpatient program. Ten institutionally based, usually hospital. Inpatient associated with institutional affliations. The...
There is significant interest in seeking professional recognition of expertise caring for people with serious life-threatening illness and their families through creation a specialty palliative medicine. Certification physicians accreditation training programs are key elements formal recognition. The American Board Hospice Palliative Medicine was established to achieve these goals. next step the maturation subspecialty medicine have both certification recognized by self-governing bodies...
Hospice is an important end-of-life service for patients with Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD).
Initial voluntary standards for fellowship programs in palliative medicine were developed through a collaborative process involving the directors of training programs, American Academy Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM), Board (ABHPM). These groups worked with consultant representatives from Medical Specialties (ABMS) Accreditation Council Graduate Education (ACGME) to create structure that will maximize likelihood recognition accreditation subspecialty. An group modeled after an ACGME...
Limited implementation of palliative care practices in hemodialysis may contribute to end-of-life that is intensive and not patient centered. We determined whether a learning collaborative for center providers improved delivery best practices.Ten US centers participated pre-post study targeting seriously ill patients between April 2019 September 2020. Three were prioritized: screening serious illness, goals discussions, use dialysis pathway. The educational bundle consisted sessions,...
Palliative care has been identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a critical policy element for relief of suffering, yet palliative receives minimal attention in mainstream U.S. public health journals, conferences, or textbooks. In '90s, documentation lack to end-of-life and medical nursing curricula led concerted efforts improve education care. No such educational effort directed toward professionals.
108 Background: When integrated into routine oncology care, palliative care can improve symptom burden, quality of life, and patient caregiver satisfaction. However, not all practices have access to subspecialty medicine for referral. This project endeavored define what constitutes high-quality primary as delivered by medical practices. Methods: An expert steering committee developed a list 966 service items, divided nine domains, each describing an aspect delivery patients with advanced...