Boston College offers a new Interdisciplinary Palliative Care Certificate Program for graduate students at the William F. Connell School of Nursing, the School of Social Work (BCSSW), and the School ...

An interdisciplinary approach to patient care is very important because the treatment of gynecologic cancers can be very complex, explained Oliver Dorigo, MD, PhD, associate professor, obstetrics and ...

Palliative care is increasingly recognized as an important component of quality care for cancer patients. Given an estimated 1,437,180 new patients diagnosed with cancer in the USA in 2008 , and ...

Advance Care Planning in Patients With Metastatic Cancer: A Quality Improvement Initiative We assembled an interdisciplinary team inclusive of a family partner and used the Model for Improvement as ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the U.S., responsible for more than 160,000 deaths yearly, and is ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Interdisciplinary care was associated with higher odds of being listed for kidney transplant among patients with ...

You may have seen in the long-term care news feeds recently that the company that I work for, Broad River Rehab, and Aegis Therapies, have formed a ...

In skilled nursing facilities, leaders must prioritize the well-being of their team members, offering support and understanding during challenging times. The lessons derived from observing geese ...

By: Arthur Kleinman, Hongtu Chen, Sue E. Levkoff, Ann Forsyth, David E. Bloom, Winnie Yip, Tarun Khanna, Conor J. Walsh, David Perry, Ellen W. Seely, Anne S. Kleinman ...

There are multiple potential treatments for palliative care problems. These can include medical symptom management, surgical interventions, radiation therapy options, endoscopic opportunities, ...