Sentences with phrase «including palliative»

The Court also analyzed the evidence of assessment within the context of end of life decision making, including palliative care and life sustaining medical equipment.

In June 1995, the committee released its report, Of Life and Death, which also canvassed a number of related issues including palliative care, pain control and sedation practices, withholding and withdrawal of life - sustaining treatment, and advance directives.

Under the care and guidance of Dr. Thalheim, our Oncologist, he was treated with various therapies, including palliative radiation, pamidronate (a drug that helps prevent bony breakdown and alleviates pain associated with bone tumors), and oral and injectable chemotherapies.

Treatment options, including palliative care or even euthanasia, are a means for owners to make a very loving gesture for their pet.

These diseases can be horrendous and any routes to therapy (including palliative care) is most welcome.

Palliative care can either refer to a specific service that is provided by physicians and nurses who have received specialized training in this type of care, or an overall approach to care for patients with serious illness, which would include palliative care when provided by a specialist or by a non-palliative care specialist (like an oncologist or a primary care physician).

The study reviewed 2,353 inpatient encounters that included palliative care physicians, who focus on alleviating pain, side effects, and improving quality of life for patients and their families during serious illness.

Her interests also include palliative care, maintaining comfort and quality of life in sick or geriatric patients.

Other areas they have addressed in their election platform include palliative care, mental health, HIV treatment and Indigenous health.

Not exact matches

Its report highlights the intractability of the controversy by quoting people on both sides, including Jean Pierre Menard, a Montreal lawyer who objects that McGill's protection of its palliative care unit from the impact of the new law is «completely unlawful.»

Cases in point include the crisis of stagflation that ended the long post-war boom in the 1970s and paved the way for the Hayekian ascendancy that followed; the fiscal crisis of the Bourbon monarchy that led through a succession of unsuccessful palliatives to the great French Revolution; the long - drawn - out crisis of British rule in Ireland that led, after much bloodshed, to the secession of the twenty - six counties of southern Ireland from the United Kingdom; and the crisis of the French Fourth Republic that brought De Gaulle to power and led to the establishment of the Fifth.

His many books include Modern Hospice Design: The Architecture of Palliative Care (Routledge, 2009); Contemporary Library Architecture: a planning and design guide (Routledge, April 2013); and 350 Miles: An Essex Journey, with photographer Jason Orton (2005, # 7.95).

Deputies voted on Wednesday morning by 21 votes to 17 to debate a revised motion that included both assisted dying and palliative care, thereby rejecting a wrecking amendment.

Before the FDA approved nusinersen, which is marketed by Biogen and Ionis Pharmaceuticals as Spinraza, the only care options were palliative care or supportive care, including physical therapy, respiratory help or assistive devices.

Options for treatment currently include either surgery or palliative care, which addresses symptoms but can't regenerate the damaged tissue.

Savings also reached their highest levels when a palliative care team included more involvement of physicians and registered nurses.

The researchers conducted a systematic review of 43 trials of palliative care interventions, including 12,731 adults with serious illness and 2,479 of their family caregivers.

Initial palliative consultation included a comprehensive, multidisciplinary assessment of symptoms, psychological distress, social support and home services.

The study, a retrospective survival analysis, included 229 patients who participated in two randomized, controlled clinical trials focused on relief of constipation for patients receiving palliative care for various types of late - stage cancer and other terminal diseases.

The Institute of Medicine report Dying in America has drawn attention to the difficulties of promoting palliative care, including Medicare's hospice program, the largest palliative care intervention in the United States, which covers all comfortoriented care related to terminal illnesses from medications to home care to hospitalizations.

MD Anderson research team members included Yan Jiang, Yong Pan, Patrea Rhea, and Lin Tan, all of Palliative, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine; Mihai Gagea, D.V.M., Ph.D., Veterinary Medicine & Surgery; and Susan Fischer, Epigenetics & Molecular Carcinogenesis.

Palliative care includes spiritual counseling, pharmaceutical assistance and health care services.

Nurses, including Reynolds» students, will play significant roles on future interdisciplinary teams if the healthcare system moves to a more encompassing palliative care model.

Hospice services focus on palliative rather than curative care and include medical services, symptom management, spiritual counseling, social services and bereavement counseling delivered by an interdisciplinary team of professionals for patients with a prognosis of six months or less to live.

The study included 136 patients: 69 in the palliative care consultation intervention and 67 in usual care, who also may have received a palliative care consultation if it was requested by the admitting team or an oncologist.

It is now clear that MAiD education must be included in undergraduate medical education curricula in Canada, and in the training for a variety of specialties including general medicine, family medicine, oncology, neurology, respirology, palliative care, pharmacy, psychiatry, social work, spiritual care, and bioethics.»

In addition to her expert skill as a clinician, Dr. Frontera also has many research interests including identifying biomarkers and predictors of early brain injury and vasospasm / delayed cerebral ischemia after subarachnoid hemorrhage and their impact on outcome; determining the efficacy of therapeutic strategies and developing guidelines for the management of patients with intracranial hemorrhage; evaluating the cost, length of stay, quality of life, functional and cognitive outcomes in a broader population of intracranial hemorrhage patients; developing guidelines for the integration of palliative care into the intensive care unit setting; and evaluating the relationship of Zika virus infection, Guillain - Barre, and other neurologic disorders.

Additional authors include geriatrician Greg Sachs, MD, from the University of Chicago, and palliative - care specialist Cameron Muir, MD, from Northwestern University.

MD Anderson inpatient areas include: Post-Anesthesia Care, Urology and Orthopedics, GI Surgical / Sarcoma; Telemetry / Thoracic Surgery, Rehab / Neuro, GU / GI / Endocrinology, Melanoma / Sarcoma, Head and Neck / Breast Surgery, Medical Oncology, Intensive Care, Pediatric, Emergency Center, Gynecologic / Radiation, Stem Cell Transplantation, Leukemia, Palliative Care and Lymphoma.

Clinical experiences for the nurse practitioner fellow include rotations on the leukemia, lymphoma, solid tumor, neuro - oncology, late effects, hematology, the inpatient general hematology / oncology unit, hematopoietic stem cell transplant unit, and palliative care.

Patient and Family - Centered Care encompasses a broad variety of programs and services that includes a range of support services, as well as survivor and palliative care.

Our interdisciplinary team of melanoma experts includes specialists in dermatology, plastic surgery, surgery, medical oncology, pathology, and palliative care.

«Previous research has established that yoga effectively reduces sleep disturbances for cancer patients but have not included active control groups or long - term follow - up,» explains lead study author Lorenzo Cohen, Ph.D., professor of Palliative, Rehabilitation, and Integrative Medicine and director of the Integrative Medicine Program.

Conventional medicine's main types of treatment for lymphoma include: • Surgery • Radiation therapy • Chemotherapy • Palliative therapy • Biological therapy • Stem cell transplants • High - dose bone marrow treatment • Steroids

Conventional medicine's main types of treatment for head and neck cancers include: • Surgery • Radiation therapy • Chemotherapy • Targeted therapy • Palliative therapy

I have enjoyed a nursing career for over 28 years that includes being a hospice nurse at the bedside, a palliative care nurse in a major medical center, and an employee health & wellness nurse for a large hospice organization.

According to the National Hospice and Palliative Care organization, services may include:

Several campaigns underway including developing a simulation - based learning centre, endowing a chair in palliative care research, creating Atlantic Canada's first academic neurosicence alliance, realigning outpatient clinics, and restoring the therapeutic pool at the QEII's Rehabilitation Centre

Sarah's professional interests include hospice and palliative care, geriatrics and pain management, behavior, and client communication and education.

Treatments the Service offers include acupuncture and other methods of pain management, palliative care, and physical rehabilitation (which can include rehabilitation following surgery, paralysis rehabilitation, weight loss, and canine athlete injury rehabilitation).

Palliative care massage can be used to help older dogs feel relief from the aches and pains of old age, including arthritis, and bring comfort and solace to dogs before they travel over the rainbow bridge.

Treatment options may include surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy or palliative medications.

Her professional interests include geriatrics, Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, pain management, hospice / palliative care, internal medicine, endocrinology, and neurology.

Dr. Novak's professional interests include hospice / palliative care and behavior.

In addition to traditional veterinary care, they also offer massage therapy, laser therapy, a full hospice and palliative care program, and Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (TCVM) which includes acupuncture, food therapy, and herbal therapy.

Professional interests include osteosarcoma, lymphoma / leukemia, and novel therapeutics to treat cancer, radiation oncology, palliative care and maximizing cancer patients» quality of life.

This type of palliative care often includes pain management, body system stabilization, immune system support, follow up bloodwork, medication provisions and emotional support.

Some common applications for dogs and cats include: • Degenerative joint disease • Neurological disease (seizures, disc disease) • Gastrointestinal issues (anorexia, diarrhea, vomiting) • Cardiovascular and respiratory disease • Renal disease • Skin disease • Urogenital disease (incontinence) • Immune - mediated diseases • Chronic ear infections • Neoplasia • Post operative healing • Behavioral issues Acupuncture can also be used to provide the best possible quality of life for animals on palliative care.

Palliative care generally includes modifying the home environment to maximize mobility, modify activities of daily living in a way that sustains the pet, and to prevent injury to the dog, whose balance and ability to move normally may be compromised.

The most common circumstances that lead up to the decision to initiate palliative care include: