Best practices in clinical care delivery to improve quality of life for patients living with serious illness and their families.

4 Ways Palliative Care Can Move Forward in the Post-Dobbs Era

A perinatal palliative care leader reveals the impact of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade—and shares four ways that palliative care clinicians can keep moving forward.

How to Manage Nausea and Vomiting in Patients with Serious Illness

A palliative care clinician explains the ins and outs of nausea and vomiting in people living with serious illness, including causes, treatment, and patient-education.

How to Provide Excellent Dementia Care for Patients with Dementia—and Their Families

A dementia care program director shares lessons learned over twenty years of caring for people with dementia, and their families.

When Recovery Takes Longer: How to Incorporate Palliative Care in LTACHs

Why palliative care can be helpful for people in Long Term Acute Care Hospitals (LTACHs)—and a roadmap for incorporating it into daily practice.

How to Manage Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Serious Illness

A leading psychiatrist shares how to identify and address anxiety and depression in people living with serious illness, and when to refer to a specialist.

How the Mentor-Mentee Relationship Helps You Evolve as a Clinician

A seasoned clinical leader highlights the importance of mentorship throughout your career and shares advice on how to find a mentor, maintain the relationship, and more.

A Tribute to the Indispensable RN on the Palliative Care Team

A nurse leader shares important sentiments from palliative care RNs, and then offers four ways RNs can advocate for themselves in their careers.

Palliative Care in the Safety Net: Advice on Ensuring Access, Quality, and Stability

Creative and practical strategies for operating palliative care programs in the health care safety net.

Exploring Living Loss: How to Provide Support for Patients and Families

A social worker explains ‘living loss’ and provides five ways for clinicians to help patients, and their families, acknowledge and move through their grief.

How to Help Relieve Constipation in Patients with Serious Illness

All about the impact of constipation on patients with serious illness, including how to prevent and recognize it in your patients, and how to treat it to get things moving again.

Enhancing Care for Diverse Communities: The Role of Community Health Workers

Exploring the expansive role of the Community Health Worker (CHW), a long-standing member of the health care team, who helps to bring more culturally-responsive care.

4 Ways Clinicians Can Address the Non-Physical Side Effects of Serious Illness

All about the non-physical side effects of serious illness—including social determinants of health, financial toxicity, and time toxicity—and what clinicians should do to address them.

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