News Bites

Commentary argues it is time for palliative care programs to move beyond recognizing the caregiving crisis and take concrete action to screen, document, and support family caregivers.

What palliative care clinicians need to know about delivering comprehensive care to people living with interstitial lung diseases.

Study finds a community-based pediatric palliative care program maintains or reduces health care utilization and costs for children with serious illness.

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Study finds high patient distress scores are associated with pediatric palliative care referral, suggesting routine screening could help standardize access and reduce referral bias.

Study finds an outpatient palliative care paracentesis clinic is feasible and safe for patients with recurrent ascites, with no procedural complications in its first year.

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Study finds clinical ethics and palliative care consultations are frequently used together among the most clinically complex hospitalized patients.

Study finds parents prioritize empathic communication and realistic expectations when clinicians discuss uncertainty after a prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease.

What palliative care clinicians need to know about delivering comprehensive care to people living with interstitial lung diseases.

Commentary argues it is time for palliative care programs to move beyond recognizing the caregiving crisis and take concrete action to screen, document, and support family caregivers.

Systematic review finds psychotherapy is well-tolerated but inconsistently improves mental health outcomes for people receiving palliative care.

Study finds a community-based pediatric palliative care program maintains or reduces health care utilization and costs for children with serious illness.

Building on earlier CAPC coverage, a new journal article proposes a formal framework for how HPM professionals can respond to climate change on behalf of people living with serious illness.

Study finds telehealth can support high-quality communication and offer meaningful access to outpatient palliative care for people living with serious illness, and their families.