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AHA: Palliative Care Should Be Fully Integrated into Stroke Care

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The health care community should integrate palliative care into all aspects of post-stroke treatments, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA). Integrating palliative care principles into stroke care is fundamental for all patients and at every stage after a stroke.

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Palliative and end of life care as a human right

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Developed in the late 1990s and undergoing incremental changes, until recognised that this pathway represented a number of significant failings, led to the publishing of a damning report by The Leadership Alliance for the Care of Dying People in 2014. What is Palliative and End of Life Care?

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From Access Barriers to Educational Gaps: The Research Trends Impacting Future Palliative Care Delivery

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Already, 2024 has brought a growing body of research in palliative care covering more ground on challenges linked to utilization and access, health disparities, lagging clinical awareness, and other aspects impacting quality and care delivery. Hospice significantly reduced end-of-life HU.

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State Palliative Care Laws Impact Where Patients Die

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Recent research has found that varying state laws around palliative care can impact cancer patients’ place of death. Researchers compared trends among states that had palliative care lows on their books against those that did not. State laws to promote palliative care have proliferated during the last decade.

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Partners In Care, Summit Health Join Forces on Palliative Care

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Partners In Care has formed a strategic partnership with the primary and urgent care provider Summit Health aimed at increasing access to palliative care in Central Oregon. Beginning this July, Summit Health patients will have access to palliative care consultations and expanded services through the partnership. .

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Bilingual Patient Navigation Can Improve Palliative Care Outcomes for Hispanic Patients

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Want to read more palliative care-focused content like this? Subscribe to Palliative Care News today ! Bicultural and bilingual palliative patient navigator interventions may be a key to improving access to goal concordant care among Hispanic populations with serious illness, according to recent research.

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LeadingAge: Proposed DEA Rule Could Limit Medication Access for Hospice Patients

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This includes drugs that are frequently used in hospice and palliative care. “We Pain management is a cornerstone of hospice care and can have a substantial impact on patient and family satisfaction. A 2014 study found patients and families view pain and symptom management as their top priority related to the quality of hospice care.

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