Background: The majority of Palliative Care (PC) clinicians report recently caring for a
person with a Substance Use Disorder (SUD). The impact of an untreated SUD is associated …

The management of pain for patients with cancer and cancer survivors is a critical clinical
task that involves a multitude of ethical issues at almost every phase of the cancer …

Context Various contextual factors surrounding hospice care have reinforced the need for
scholars to pursue practice-relevant research questions. Although priority-setting is a …

Although the Medicare Hospice Benefit mandates that hospices offer bereavement support
services to families for at least 1 year following the death of a patient, it does not stipulate …

Context The nonmedical use of prescribed medications is a major public health concern in
the US Medications prescribed to hospice patients for pain management may be at risk of …

Introduction: It is a common practice in Ontario to prescribe patients with advanced life-
limiting illness a Symptom Response Kit (SRK), an emergency medication and medical …

Providing relief from pain and symptoms is a central component of high-quality palliative
care and a priority for patients, families, and providers. 2 Serious illness is too often …

Objectives: While epidural anesthesia is an established technique for labor and
perioperative pain, its use in the hospice setting remains limited, resulting in a reliance on …

Context No national data exist on hospice medication shortages, the frequency that opioid
medications go missing, and drug disposal practices. Objectives To provide national …

Pain related to serious illness, especially cancer, is a common complaint amongst patients
with terminal illness or receiving palliative care. Anesthesiologists must carefully consider …