“He’s Losing Weight…What Are You Doing to Help Him?”: How to Better Assess Your Patients’ Nutrition
How to screen people living with serious illness for nutritional risk—and when to consult with a registered dietitian.
How to Address Body Image Concerns in Patients with Breast Cancer
An oncologist, who is also a palliative care physician, shares how to help patients with their changing bodies when living with breast cancer.
Why Systems-Level Changes Are Needed to Address Health Worker Well-Being
How team leaders can address structural issues affecting health worker well-being—while waiting for systemic change.
The Potential of Women’s Councils in Medicine
Two clinical leaders share the ins and outs of starting a women’s council for connection and support among colleagues—no matter the discipline.
How to Use Planning to Drive Positive Organizational Change
Three tips to help jumpstart your planning efforts regardless of situation, role, program, organization, or team structure.
What Palliative Care Teams Need to Know When Caring for a Veteran
A Veterans Affairs (VA) clinician explores important ways that a palliative care team can meet the unique needs of veterans.
Integrative Palliative Care: An Emerging Field in Palliative Medicine
Explore how evidence-based integrative medicine therapies and palliative care intersect to expand the healing toolkit for patients with serious illness.
Everything You Always Wanted to Know about RVUs But Were Afraid to Ask
Exploring the history and mechanics of relative value units (RVUs) to demystify and support constructive use.
How to Keep a Pulse on Your Team and Retention with Stay Interviews
A palliative care program administrator shares the ins and outs of stay interviews, including how and when to conduct them for team retention.
How a Full-Risk Payment Model Powers an Illinois Home-Based Palliative Care Program
Advocate Aurora's model allows clinicians to provide the most appropriate care for their patients—without jumping through insurance hoops.
Increasing Palliative Care Accessibility through Grassroots Community Collaborations and Teamwork
How a senior center in upstate New York created a grassroots model to address the needs of an aging population.
When Palliative Care Demand Exceeds Capacity: A Virtual Panel Discussion
How palliative care program leaders throughout the country have creatively and effectively responded to an increased demand for consults.
