End-of-life care on screen: the fictionalisation of palliative care
Abstract And the Oscar, Emmy, BAFTA… goes to… is a phrase that exemplifies the prestigious professional and public recognition of achievement in television and film production. Each year, the various academies' annual awards ceremonies identify, reward, celebrate and...
The Emerging Needs of Gen Z and Millennial Family Caregivers
Abstract With an aging population, approximately 58 million people in the United States find themselves stepping into caregiving roles for others, especially as healthcare costs rise and facility-based care options become less accessible. Among these caregivers, Gen Z...
The Ethical Dimensions of Utilizing Artificial Intelligence in Palliative Care
Abstract Palliative care aims to improve the quality of life for seriously ill individuals and their caregivers by addressing their holistic care needs through a person- and family-centered approach. While there have been growing efforts to integrate Artificial...
Dame Cicely Saunders: Pioneering Palliative Care and the Evolution of Hospice Services
Abstract Dame Cicely Saunders was a pioneer in palliative care and the founder of the modern hospice movement. Her visionary work, particularly in establishing St. Christopher’s Hospice in 1967, reshaped the way healthcare professionals approach the care of patients...
Disparities in Palliative and Hospice Care and Completion of Advance Care Planning and Directives Among Non-Hispanic Blacks: A Scoping Review of Recent Literature
Abstract Objectives: Published research in disparities in advance care planning, palliative, and end-of-life care is limited. However, available data points to significant barriers to palliative and end-of-life care among minority adults. The main objective of this...
MIT Study Shows Hospice Care Saves Medicare Money and Improves End-of-Life Quality for Dementia Patients
Abstract The Medicare hospice program is intended to provide palliative care to terminal patients, butpatients with long stays in hospice are highly profitable, motivating concerns about overuseamong the Alzheimer’s and Dementia (ADRD) population in the rapidly...
Caregiver-Reported Quality in Hospices Owned by Private Equity Firms and Publicly Traded Companies
Abstract The US hospice industry has shifted from not-for-profit to for-profit ownership models,1,2 producing concerns about care quality. For-profit hospices may have higher rates of live discharges3 and hospitalizations4 and worse caregiver-reported...
Improving Advanced Care Planning Discussions at an Internal Medicine Clinic
Abstract Objective: The project aimed to standardize advanced care planning (ACP) at an internal medicine clinic by initiating physician-patient communication regarding the patient’s knowledge, understanding, and openness to pursuing advanced medical directives....