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November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, and the 2018 theme of “My Hospice” offers an important opportunity to examine the

The National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care recently released the 4th Edition of its “Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care.”

Project that Began With a 2017 Seed Grant is Now Flourishing at UCLA Medical Center Editor’s Note: Thanh Neville, MD, MSHS is

Nominations Sought for Institute’s Annual Doris A. Howell Award, Celebrating Those Who Have Greatly Enhanced Palliative Care in San Diego Region By

I’m not sure how November was picked for National Hospice and Palliative Care month, but perhaps it had to do with, traditionally,

As a palliative care social worker, Elizabeth Robinson, MSW, knows that effective whole-person care hinges on a critical step: getting to know the patient.

Sweeping legislation aimed at curbing the nation’s opioid crisis, signed into law Wednesday by President Donald Trump, is likely to draw a

By Melanie Marshall Leading voices in palliative care recently gathered in San Diego for the CSU Shiley Institute for Palliative Care’s National

By Jennifer Hopping-Winn, MSW, LCSW Palliative care patients tend to have a high symptom burden. Sometimes, this is characterized as mild and

By Melanie Marshall Chaplain Mark Bartel, MDiv, BCC, Shares Truths from his Work in Palliative Care Even the people closest to Mark

The CSU Shiley Institute for Palliative Care is thrilled to announce that Jeri L. Miller, PhD, MS, MSc, has joined the list

Groundbreaking legislation designed to make palliative care and end-of-life care more accessible to patients and families by supporting outreach and enhanced education

Californians’ access to specialty palliative care has improved dramatically over the past several years, but challenges remain in scaling and sustaining smaller

May was hardly a slow news month—volcanic eruptions in Hawaii, North Korean diplomatic back-and-forths, the royal wedding, another tragic school shooting—so you

By Melanie Marshall SACRAMENTO—California has made considerable progress in improving care for seriously ill patients and families, but much more must be

Almost 8 million older adults with significant disabilities live in the community with help from family and unpaid caregivers. Caregivers not only

An internationally recognized expert in gerontological nursing and nursing education, Symposium panel participant Theresa A. Harvath, PhD, RN, FAAN, focuses on a

University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing Chair Will Deliver Closing Plenary at Symposium 2018 Marie Bakitas entered nursing “for practical