Palliative Care Resources for
Healthcare Professional
Review a meta-analysis of a broad range of possible outcomes from palliative care services.
"Learn how to identify, assess & treat fatigue in an article from two palliative
care physicians. Includes links to the Fatigue Severity Scale, Fatigue Assessment Scale & the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory, all patient questionnaires."
Read a blog that raises several issues important to consider for the LGBTQ+ community, including cultural competency training & the challenges in advance care planning.
Learn more about LGBTQ+ patient needs, rights, and the community in this resource guide. Topics include disparities, health status, barriers to care, how to be inclusive, train staff & spiritual care. The guide also includes strategies for community outreach & resources.
Discuss disparities, values, challenges & strategies for delivering inclusive palliative care in a webinar focused on serving diverse communities.
Read a clinical journal article about how home-based palliative care led to lower hospital use & reduced costs.
Watch a short video about how palliative care significantly relieved advanced pain & improved functional status & mood for a patient with a recurrence of lung cancer & extended his life.
Read a physician’s view of how home-based palliative care reduces stress for everyone, preserves independence & autonomy and improves quality of life through personalized, coordinated medical care.
Comprehensive report showing the positive impact on patient quality of life & experience with patient stories, outcomes & statistics on reducing unnecessary utilization & costs.