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WesleyLife at Home Expands Services with Palliative Program

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Des Moines, Iowa-based WesleyLife at Home has launched the areas first home-based palliative care program. While analyzing their home health census, the organization identified a significant number of patients with chronic medical conditions who required an additional level of care. The goal is to eliminate barriers to care.

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The Roots of Palliative Care: Michael Kearney, Sue Britton, and Justin Sanders

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Summary Transcript CME Summary As far as weve come in the 50 years since Balfour Mount and Sue Britton opened the first palliative care at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Quebec, have we lost something along the way? In todays podcast we welcome some of the early pioneers in palliative care to talk about the roots of palliative care.

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Psychedelics, Cannabis Show Promise in End-of-Life Care, But More Research Needed on the Risks

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The biggest challenge is understanding how cannabis laws in particular apply to pain and symptom management in end-of-life care, according to Jennifer Moore Ballentine, CEO of the Coalition for Compassionate Care of California. Fratkin, California-based palliative care specialist, stated.

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‘Transforming’ Hospice Access for Terminally Ill Prison Populations

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The hospice program is overseen by a multidisciplinary team of unit staff, security, medical personnel, social workers, religious services and volunteers. The team is responsible for monitoring the care provided, offering guidance and ensuring the program’s safety and effectiveness.

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More Medical Schools Investing in Palliative Care Education

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Palliative care education programs are gaining speed regionally, leading some to hope for a “domino effect” that would spur further growth. Without widespread change, demand for palliative care in the United States is projected to outstrip the supply of the clinicians trained to provide it during the next decade.

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Calvary Hospital’s New President: Workforce, Research Initiatives Keys to ‘Reinvigorating’ Hospice Care

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Research and workforce growth will play large roles in the future of palliative and end-of-life care delivery, according to Fosina. New York City-based Calvary is the only hospital in the United States thats specifically dedicated to providing hospice and palliative care. Some people struggle with that.

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HAP Foundation, NORC: Structural Racism Impedes Access to Hospice, Palliative Care

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Black Americans are frequently denied access to hospice and palliative care due to structural racism, and many of those communities lack sufficient information to make end-of-life care decisions, new research has found. Access to hospice and palliative care is perceived as lacking.