Pandemic Palliative Care: Time to Plan (315)

Trauma care and palliative care: time to integrate the two?

The phrase “palliative care in trauma” might seem an oxymoron if we think of the traditional definitions of palliative care and trauma care. Palliative care as defined by the World Health Organization is “the active total care of patients whose disease is not responsive to curative treatment. Control of pain, of other symptoms, and of psychological, social, and spiritual problems is paramount.”...

Palliative Care: Time for Action.

Barriers to Palliative Care.

BACKGROUND: Palliative care is received by a small number of patients with terminal illness, most of them with cancer. METHODS: Data are reviewed and evaluated that relate to the barriers and problems that limit access of patients to appropriate palliative and/or hospice care. RESULTS: Palliative care generally is not well integrated into the health care system. Access is limited, and many heal...

Palliative care for dementia—time to think again?

It is estimated that there are 35.6 million people with dementia worldwide and this is projected to increase to over 115 million by the year 2050. Dementia is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that significantly reduces survival. End-of-life care received by this group is often poor and does not equate to that offered in other life limiting illnesses. This review highlights results from a...

Palliative Care in Neonatal Intensive Care Units: Challenges and Solutions

Palliative care is a series of actions aiming to offer support to parents and their infants in order to improve their quality of life. Despite optimal outcomes, the provision of palliative care for infants and achieving these outcomes may be hardly feasible. The present study aimed to investigate the barriers to palliative care and gain insight into the solutions. Accordingly, the obstacles wer...