Palliative Care   

Questions discussed in this category



Should we consider this as a unique point during goal of care discussions, separate from code status, comfort measures only, etc.?

There is conflicting data on whether the "surprise question" performs adequately enough.  Do you use this or other screening tools alone, or in c...

How do you counsel patients and caregivers? Do you prescribe medications (''appetite stimulants'') with the goal to improve appetite even if they do n...


Papers discussed in this category


The New England journal of medicine, 2016-07-14

Practical radiation oncology, 2021 Sep-Oct

Palliative medicine, 2022 Mar 31

Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2023 Mar 28

Lancet (London, England), 2014-06-14

Journal of palliative medicine, 2012-02

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 2022 Mar 23

Palliative medicine, 2022 Jul