February 24, 2020
Help with medication reduces hospital admissions in older patients — study
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/uob-hwm021720.phpA meta-analysis to identify which measures help reduce harm from incorrect medication following discharge.
February 24, 2020
Op-Ed: Think you want to die at home? You might want to think twice about that
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-02-16/doctor-patients-send-home-to-dieGray is an assistant professor of medicine and palliative care at Duke University School of Medicine and an artist who draws comics on medical topics.
February 24, 2020
Unwanted End-of-Life Care Increases Patient Emotional Distress
https://www.ajmc.com/focus-of-the-week/unwanted-endoflife-care-increases-patient-emotional-distressThe use of Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLSTs) among patients with chronic illnesses is intended to curb administration of unwanted or unnecessary end-of-life care.
February 18, 2020
The Overlap Between Geriatric Medicine and Palliative Care: A Scoping Literature Review
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0733464820902303With an increasing aging population worldwide, there is a growing need for both palliative care and geriatric medicine. It is presumed in medical literature that both […]