Palliative care vs hospice care is something everyone needs to know about long before it is needed. All the different aspects of this topic need to be considered and factored into the picture of what is happening within the context of the family.
Palliative vs hospice care is something to consider when looking at end-of-life care options for you or a loved one.
Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD, and Russell Portenoy, MD, discuss how palliative and hospice care helps patients and families transition to end of life care, including appropriate pain management.
Discover what hospice care is, what it means, how to qualify and what services are included. Find out how it differs from Palliative care.
As an emergency physician, I've observed how even the most loving, informed, and prepared surrogates can be knocked off balance when the moment finally comes to make end-of-life decisions.
As a palliative-care physician, my mom was often paged to attend the dying. What I learned made sharing her worthwhile
Li Zhang illustrates a kind-hearted artwork for Compassion & Choice Magazine.
Late-stage sufferers may be very frail and ill, but because they can linger beyond six months they sometimes won’t qualify.
Dying is something people don’t want to talk about, but we should. The journey to the end of life doesn’t have to be something to fear. With palliative care, it can be a satisfying close.
Transitioning in hospice means someone is moving to the next phase in the journey of dying. Here are the signs and ways to care for someone in this stage.
Download the handout for patients and families here: You can also read the information below: About Palliative Care Palliative Care (pronounced pal-lee-uh-tiv) is specialized medical care for peopl…
We will explore the philosophy of palliative care, how to request it, and what you can expect in the 5 stages of palliative care treatment. After all, it is your life, and you should have choices about what quality of life means to you when coping with a serious medical condition.
The pages of history are filled with examples of women making major contributions to society and helping propel humankind into the future. However, some of these examples tend to be glossed over and overlooked by some historians. In fact, The Representation Project claims that women are only represented in 0.5 percent of recorded history.
