“Palliative care services in Australia,” (October 2022, .pdf, HTML, and Excel format, 11p.).
November 3, 2022
CAAR – Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Report – November 3, 2022
September 19, 2022
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – September 19, 2022
A. “Psychosocial working conditions and chronic low-grade inflammation in geriatric care professionals: A cross-sectional study,” by Helena C. Kaltenegger, Matthias Weigl, Linda Becker, Nicolas Rohleder, Dennis Nowak, and Caroline Quartucci (PLoS ONE 17(9): e0274202. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0274202, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 17p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0274202
B. “Empowering families to take on a palliative caregiver role for patients with cancer in India: Persistent challenges and promising strategies,” by Soraya Fereydooni, Karl A. Lorenz, Archana Ganesh, Anchal Satija, Odette Spruijt, Sushma Bhatnagar, Raziel C. Gamboa, Nainwant Singh, and Karleen F. Giannitrapani (PLoS ONE 17(9): e0274770. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0274770, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 14p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0274770
May 26, 2022
CAAR – Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Report – May 26, 2022
“Palliative care services in Australia,” (May 2022, .pdf and HTML format).
January 27, 2022
CAAR – Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Report – January 27, 2022
“Palliative care services in Australia,” (January 2022, HTML format).
November 5, 2021
CAAR – Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Report – November 5, 2021
“Palliative care services in Australia,” (October 2021, .pdf and HTML format).
May 28, 2021
CAAR – Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Report – May 28, 2021
“Palliative care services in Australia,” (May 2021, .pdf, Excel, and HTML format).
October 15, 2020
CAAR – Journal of the American Medical Association Article Abstract – October 15, 2020
“Association of Receipt of Palliative Care Interventions With Health Care Use, Quality of Life, and Symptom Burden Among Adults With Chronic Noncancer Illness: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis,” by Kieran L. Quinn, Mohammed Shurrab, Kevin Gitau, Dio Kavalieratos, Sarina R. Isenberg, Nathan M. Stall, Therese A. Stukel, Russell Goldman, Daphne Horn, Peter Cram, Allan S. Detsky, and Chaim M. Bell (Vol. 324, No. 14, October 12, 2020, p. 1439-1450).
September 14, 2020
CAAR – Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Report – September 14, 2020
“Palliative care services in Australia,” (September 2020, HTML format).
August 24, 2020
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Article – August 24, 2020
“Palliative care in Mozambique: Physicians’ knowledge, attitudes and practices,” by Emilia Pinto, Gustavo Marcos, Camila Walters, Ferraz Gonçalves, Jahit Sacarlal, Luisa Castro, and Guilhermina Rego (PLoS ONE 15(8): e0238023. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238023, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0238023
May 19, 2020
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Article – May 19, 2020
“Understanding the role of regulatory flexibility and context sensitivity in preventing burnout in a palliative home care team,” by Vittorio Lenzo, Valentina Bordino, George A. Bonanno, and Maria C. Quattropani (PLoS ONE 15(5): e0233173. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233173, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 13p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0233173
April 9, 2020
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Article – April 9, 2020
“The associations of palliative care experts regarding food refusal: A cross-sectional study with an open question evaluated by triangulation analysis,” by André Fringer, Sabrina Stängle, Daniel Büche, Stefan Ch. Ott, and Wilfried Schnepp (PLoS ONE 15(4): e0231312. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231312, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 17p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0231312
November 1, 2019
CAAR – Dementia Australia Report – November 1, 2019
“Dying Well – Improving palliative and end of life care for people with dementia,” (October 2019, .pdf format, 10p.).
October 11, 2019
CAAR – Kaiser Family Foundation Issue Brief – October 11, 2019
“How Will The Medicare Part D Benefit Change Under Current Law and Leading Proposals?” by Juliette Cubanski and Tricia Neuman (October 2019, .pdf and HTML format, 6p.).
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Article – October 11, 2019
“Associations among knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward palliative care consultation service in healthcare staffs: A cross-sectional study,” by Li-Chun Huang, Ho-Jui Tung, and Pei-Chao Lin (PLoS ONE 14(10): e0223754. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0223754, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0223754
September 19, 2019
CAAR – Conferencealerts.Com Palliative Care Conference Alert – September 19, 2019
The End of Life Experience: 3rd Global Interdisciplinary Conference – Lisbon, Portugal (April 4-5, 2019).
September 11, 2019
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – September 11, 2019
A. “Distinguishing mild cognitive impairment from healthy aging and Alzheimer’s Disease: The contribution of the INECO Frontal Screening (IFS),” by Helena S. Moreira, Ana Sofia Costa, Álvaro Machado, São Luís Castro, César F. Lima, and Selene G. Vicente (PLoS ONE 14(9): e0221873. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221873, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 15p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0221873
B. “Falls among community-dwelling older adults in Ethiopia; A preliminary cross-sectional study,” by Balamurugan Janakiraman, Melaku Hailu Temesgen, Gashaw Jember, Asmare Yitayeh Gelaw, Berihu Fisseha Gebremeskel, Hariharasudhan Ravichandran, Emnet Worku, Yohannes Abich, Fekadu Yilak, and Misganaw Belay (PLoS ONE 14(9): e0221875. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221875, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 16p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0221875
C. “Development of a family caregiver needs-assessment scale for end-of-life care for senility at home (FADE),” by Midori Saito, Etsuko Tadaka, and Azusa Arimoto (PLoS ONE 14(9): e0222235. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222235, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 14p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0222235
March 12, 2019
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Article – March 12, 2019
“Who finds the road to palliative home care support? A nationwide analysis on the use of supportive measures for palliative home care using linked administrative databases,” by Arno Maetens, Kim Beernaert, Luc Deliens, Birgit Gielen, and Joachim Cohen (PLoS ONE 14(3): e0213731. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213731, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 13p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0213731
February 13, 2019
CAAR – Conferencealerts.Com Palliative Care Conference Alert – February 13, 2019
16th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care – Berlin, Germany (May 23 to May 25, 2019).
October 17, 2018
CAAR – Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Report – October 16, 2018
“Palliative care services in Australia,” (October 2018, HTML and Excel format). Note: A .pdf version of the report can be requested from AIHW.
September 20, 2018
CAAR – Canadian Institute for Health Information/Institut Canadien D’information Sur La Sante Report – September 20, 2018
“Access to Palliative Care in Canada,” (September 2018, .pdf format, 66p.).
www.cihi.ca/en/access-data-and-reports/access-to-palliative-care-in-canada
June 28, 2018
CAAR – Dementia Australia Report – June 28, 2018
“Palliative Care and Dementia,” by Deborah Parker, Joanne Lewis, and Kelly Gourlay (Paper Number 43, June 2018, .pdf format, 33p.).
www.dementia.org.au/files/documents/Dementia-Australia-Numbered-Publication-43.pdf
March 27, 2018
CAAR – Conferencealerts.Com Palliative Care Conference Alert – March 27, 2018
– HPCO 2018 Annual Conference: Striving for Equity in Hospice Palliative Care – Richmond Hill, Canada (April 22-24, 2018).
March 22, 2018
CAAR – Conferencealerts.Com Palliative Care Conference Alert – March 22, 2018
– Applied therapeutics for palliative medicine: An advanced update for senior clinicians –London, United Kingdom (June 13, 2018).
March 5, 2018
CAAR – National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Monograph – March 5, 2018
Models and Strategies to Integrate Palliative Care Principles into Care for People with Serious Illness: Proceedings of a Workshop, Rapporteurs Laurene Graig and Joe Alper (National Academies Press, 2018, 102p., OpenBook and .pdf format). Note: More information, including purchasing information, for a print copy is available at the site. NAP requires free registration before providing a .pdf copy.
February 26, 2018
CAAR – Conferencealerts.Com Palliative Care Conference Alert – February 26, 2018
– Making It Matter: Mobilizing Aging Research, Practice & Policy – Vancouver, British Columbia (October 18 to 20, 2018).
January 2, 2018
October 19, 2017
CAAR – Australia Institute of Health and Welfare Report – October 19, 2017
“Palliative care services in Australia,” (October 2017, .pdf, Excel, and HTML format, 14p.).
October 2, 2017
CAAR – Conferencealerts.Com Palliative Care Conference Alert – October 2, 2017
– The End of Life Experience Dying, Death and Culture in the 21st Century – Lisbon, Portugal (March 17-18, 2018).
September 5, 2017
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Article – September 5, 2017
“Vitamin D supplementation to palliative cancer patients shows positive effects on pain and infections—Results from a matched case-control study,” by Maria Helde-Frankling, Jonas Höijer, Jenny Bergqvist, and Linda Bjorkhem-Bergman (PLoS ONE 12(8): e0184208. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0184208, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 14p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0184208
July 26, 2017
CAAR – Conferencealerts.Com Palliative Care – July 26, 2017
– Principles of Pain Management and Palliative Care (March 5-9, 2018) – Kohala Coast, Big Island, Hawaii.
April 12, 2017
CAAR – New Zealand Ministry of Health/Manatu Hauora Reports – April 12, 2017
A. “Review of Adult Palliative Care Services in New Zealand,” (March 2017, Word and .pdf format, 18p.).
www.health.govt.nz/publication/review-adult-palliative-care-services-new-zealand
B. “Disability Respite Survey 2016,” (March 2017, Word and .pdf format, 21p.).
www.health.govt.nz/publication/disability-respite-survey-2016
March 6, 2017
CAAR – Table of Contents – March 6, 2017
European Journal of Palliative Care (Vol. 24, No. 1, January/February 2017).
www.haywardpublishing.co.uk/_year_search_review.aspx?JID=4&Year=2017&Edition=593
March 2, 2017
CAAR – Conferencealerts.Com Palliative Care – March 2, 2017
– 12th Educational Conference on Palliative and Supportive Care: Care at the Close of Life – Experience and Expectations (May 5, 2017) – Toronto, Canada.
February 1, 2017
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Article – February 1, 2017
“General Practitioners’ Attitudes towards Essential Competencies in End-of-Life Care: A Cross-Sectional Survey,” by Stephanie Giezendanner, Corinna Jung, Hans-Ruedi Banderet, Ina Carola Otte, Heike Gudat, Dagmar M. Haller, Bernice S. Elger, Elisabeth Zemp, and Klaus Bally ( PLoS ONE 12(2): e0170168. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0170168, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 18p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0170168
January 23, 2017
CAAR – Conferencealerts.Com Palliative Care – January 23, 2017
– Evidence for Action in an Aging World — Winnipeg, Manitoba [Canada] (October 19-21, 2017).
November 28, 2016
CAAR – Journal of the American Medical Association Article – November 28, 2016
Note: The link below is to the table of contents for the current issue of JAMA (Vol. 316, No. 20, November 22/29, 2016). Check with your organization’s information center for availability.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/issue/316/20
“Association Between Palliative Care and Patient and Caregiver Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis,” by Dio Kavalieratos, Jennifer Corbelli, Di Zhang, J. Nicholas Dionne-Odom, Natalie C. Ernecoff, Janel Hanmer, Zachariah P. Hoydich, Dara Z. Ikejiani, Michele Klein-Fedyshin, Camilla Zimmermann, Sally C. Morton, Robert M. Arnold, Lucas Heller, and Yael Schenker.
July 26, 2016
CAAR – Conferencealerts.Com Palliative Care – July 26, 2016
– Fostering Innovation in Research on Aging – Montreal, Quebec [Canada] (Oct. 20-22, 2016).
July 8, 2016
CAAR – Journal of the American Medical Association Article – July 8, 2016
Note: The link below is to the table of contents for the current issue of JAMA (Vol. 316, No. 1, July 5, 2016). Check with your organization’s information center for availability.
jama.jamanetwork.com/issue.aspx?journalid=67&issueid=935407&direction=P
“Effect of Palliative Care–Led Meetings for Families of Patients With Chronic Critical Illness: A Randomized Clinical Trial,” by Shannon S. Carson, Christopher E. Cox, Sylvan Wallenstein, Laura C. Hanson, Marion Danis, James A Tulsky, Emily Chai, and Judith E. Nelson (p. 51-62).
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Article – July 8, 2016
“What Makes a Good Palliative Care Physician? A Qualitative Study about the Patient’s Expectations and Needs when Being,” by Eva K Masel, Anna Kitta, Patrick Huber, Tamara Rumpold, Matthias Unseld, Sophie Schur, Edit Porpaczy, and Herbert H Watzke (PLoS ONE 11(7): e0158830. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0158830, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 15p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0158830
June 6, 2016
CAAR – Conferencealerts.Com Palliative Care – June 6, 2016
– CGNA2017: Gerontological Nursing: Shaping Healthcare for those Who Shaped Canada – Ottawa, Ontario [Canada] (May 4-6, 2017).
April 22, 2016
CAAR – UK Office for National Statistics Statistical Bulletin – April 22, 2016
“National Survey of Bereaved People (VOICES): England, 2015,” (April 2016, .pdf and HTML format, 35p.).
February 29, 2016
CAAR – Conferencealerts.Com Palliative Care – February 29, 2016
– The INTESDA International Conference on Advancing the Life Sciences and Public Health Awareness – ALPHA 2016 — Nagoya, Japan (June 19-21, 2016).
February 22, 2016
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – February 22, 2016
A. “Cognition and Indicators of Dietary Habits in Older Adults from Southern Brazil,” by Vivian Francielle Franca, Aline Rodrigues Barbosa, and Eleonora D’Orsi (PLoS ONE 11(2): e0147820. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0147820, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 12p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0147820
B. “Long Term Outcomes of a Geriatric Liaison Intervention in Frail Elderly Cancer Patients,” by Liesbeth Hempenius, Joris P. J. Slaets, Dieneke van Asselt, Truuske H. de Bock, Theo Wiggers, and Barbara L. van Leeuwen (PLoS ONE 11(2): e0143364. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0143364, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 13p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0143364
February 16, 2016
CAAR – Conferencealerts.Com Palliative Care – February 16, 2016
– 11th Annual Conference on Palliative and End of Life Care – Living Well Until Dying: End Stage Dementia, Cancer & Stroke – Toronto, Ontario (May 6, 2016).
January 25, 2016
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Article – January 25, 2016
“Dignity and Distress towards the End of Life across Four Non-Cancer Populations,” by Harvey Max Chochinov, Wendy Johnston, Susan E. McClement, Thomas F. Hack, Brenden Dufault, Murray Enns, Genevieve Thompson, Mike Harlos, Ronald W. Damant, Clare D. Ramsey, Sara Davison, James Zacharias, Doris Milke, David Strang, Heather J. Campbell-Enns, and Maia S. Kredentser (PLoS ONE 11(1): e0147607. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0147607, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 13p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0147607
January 19, 2016
CAAR – Journal of the American Medical Association Articles – January 19, 2016
Note: The link below is to the table of contents for the current issue of JAMA (Vol. 315, No. 3, January 19, 2016). Check with your organization’s information center for availability.
jama.jamanetwork.com/issue.aspx?journalid=67&issueid=934869&direction=P
A. “Comparison of Site of Death, Health Care Utilization, and Hospital Expenditures for Patients Dying With Cancer in 7 Developed Countries,” by Justin E. Bekelman, Scott D. Halpern, Carl Rudolf Blankart, Julie P. Bynum, Joachim Cohen, Robert Fowler, Stein Kaasa, Lukas Kwietniewski, Hans Olav Melberg, Bregje Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Mariska Oosterveld-Vlug, Andrew Pring, Jonas Schreyogg, Connie M. Ulrich, Julia Verne, Hannah Wunsch, and Ezekiel J. Emanuel, for the International Consortium for End-of-Life Research (ICELR) (p. 272-283).
B. “Family Perspectives on Aggressive Cancer Care Near the End of Life,” by Alexi A. Wright, Nancy L. Keating, John Z. Ayanian, Elizabeth A. Chrischilles, Katherine L. Kahn, Christine S. Ritchie, Jane C. Weeks, Craig C. Earle, and Mary B. Landrum (p. 284-292).
CAAR – Conferencealerts.Com Palliative Care – January 19, 2016
– Pain Association of Singapore Annual Scientific Meeting – Singapore (March 5-6, 2016).
www.conferencealerts.com/show-event?id=165640
– Fostering Innovation in Research on Aging – Montreal, Quebec (Oct. 20-22, 2016).
November 12, 2015
CAAR – Conferencealerts.Com Palliative Care – November 12, 2015
– Implementing the NICE Clinical Guideline on Care of the Dying Adult – London, UK (January 26, 2016).
November 9, 2015
CAAR – Conferencealerts.Com Palliative Care – November 9, 2015
– Centre for Palliative Care Research & Education Annual Research Conference – Brisbane, Queensland (May 6, 2016).
October 5, 2015
CAAR – Conferencealerts.Com Palliative Care – October 5, 2015
– Advanced European Bioethics Course ‘Suffering, Death and Palliative Care’ – Nijmegen, Netherlands (Feb. 16 to 19, 2016).