Over the last decade, great strides have been made in cancer treatment, oncology and palliative care across chronic and life-limiting illnesses, however, a shortage of cancer and palliative care ...

Marie Bakitas is a professor and the Marie L. O’Koren Endowed Chair at UAB School of Nursing and associate director, UAB Center for Palliative and Supportive Care. She is internationally recognized as ...

Implementation of an automated palliative care program for Mount Sinai Hospital patients with advanced cancer reduced rehospitalizations and receipt of chemotherapy, according to a study published by ...

Elisabeth DeLuca School of Nursing students travel to Belgium to gain educational and cultural insights into palliative ...

Students planning to attend the PhD program at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing who are focusing their dissertation on adult palliative care, end of life (EOL) care, symptom management, or ...

Palliative care program emphasizes care and quality of life for patients with serious illness ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Regions Hospital’s palliative care program has become the first program ...

Adopting an emerging model, a Pennsylvania skilled nursing provider is expanding its reach to include palliative and other support services for chronically ill residents. Exton Post Acute, a 120-bed ...

L-R: Sarada Lewis, RN, CHPN, Amy Lebolt, MSW, Julie Hirsch, RN, CHPN, Lynn Rapp, RN, CHPN. Not pictured are Lindsay High, RN, CHPN, Lori Leopold, MSW and Juliana ...

The concept of palliative care in PD has received little attention in nursing literature and research. In 2004 a two-part series of articles was published that provided a paradigm of disease ...

Associate professor Mary Isaacson of the South Dakota State University College of Nursing in Rapid City is part of a national research team that will develop culturally appropriate Native American ...

HOLLAND - Hospice of Holland has a new name for its palliative care services. The organization's non-hospice palliative care program is now titled Keystone Medical Services. Denise Stancill, director ...