For patients with advanced cancer, palliative care should start early and be an integral part of treatment, not just something added on near the end of life, according to a new practice guideline from ...

Palliative care should follow care coordination and quality improvement processes called for by the Affordable Care Act, according to updated guidelines from the National Consensus Project for Quality ...

Palliative care and its definition have continued to evolve during the past 20 years. In 1990, the World Health Organization established one of the first widely used definitions: “the active, total ...

The latest edition of the National Consensus Project's (NCP's) Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care has just been released. The guidelines emphasize the importance of ...

The guideline recommends that cancer patients should receive palliative care early and in parallel with their active treatment plan. palliative care early and in parallel with their active treatment ...

While the palliative care field continues to grow, hospitals are urged to follow updated clinical practice guidelines from the National Consensus Project for Palliative Care (NCP) to improve ...

STOCKHOLM — Encouraging early advanced care planning for people with severe multiple sclerosis (MS) and their families, providing options for palliative care in all available settings — including home ...

Dr. Debra Lundquist, PhD, RN and Dr. Arun Ghoshal, MD, MBBS discuss the new update to the palliative care for patients with cancer guideline developed by an interdisciplinary Expert Panel. They share ...

This clinical insights article is derived from recommendations in Palliative Care for Patients with Cancer: ASCO Guideline. This document is based on an ASCO Guideline and is not intended to ...

The National Consensus Project for Palliative Care has updated its "Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care," according to an AHA News Now report. The guidelines, which were last ...

During this Insights interview with Genevieve Kumapley, PharmD, BCOP, on the Use of Oral Oncolytics in Palliative Care, part of the Oncology Stakeholders Summit, Spring 2015 series, Dr Kumapley ...

(Reuters Health) – For patients with advanced cancer, palliative care should start early and be an integral part of treatment, not just something added on near the end of life, according to a new ...