Palliative Care in the Literature--Is this Palliative Care Month or Something...??

I just today received some e-mails that were full of new palliative care articles. How great is that!? I don't know what prompted them all--but it's great to see the focus on Palliative Care.

Here are some links if you want to check some of them out (scroll down)
Feel free to make any comments that you would like on this blog...cyndi

From Medscape:

End-of-Life Care in the Setting of Cancer: Withdrawing Nutrition and Hydration
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/718573?src=mp&spon=24&uac=16944EZ
When to Refer Patients to Palliative Care: Triggers, Traps, and Timely Referrals
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/715632?src=mp&spon=24&uac=16944EZ
Time to Plan for Palliative Care Pandemic: An Expert Interview With Phillip E. Rodgers, MD, FAAHPM
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/718395?src=mp&spon=24&uac=16944EZ
NCCN Panel: Straight Talk With Compassion Urged for End-of-Life Cancer Care
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/718426?src=mp&spon=24&uac=16944EZ
Survey Shows Palliative Care Widely Available in US, But Gaps Still Exist
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/718773?src=mp&spon=24&uac=16944EZ
Opioids for Palliation of Refractory Dyspnea in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/717217?src=mp&spon=24&uac=16944EZ

National Cancer Institute (NCI) Bulletin:
A Conversation with Dr. Ann Berger on Palliative Care at NIH (National Institute of Health)
http://www.cancer.gov/ncicancerbulletin/032310/page6
Palliative Care Education: Focusing on Care and Not Just Disease
http://www.cancer.gov/ncicancerbulletin/032310/page11
Training Providers and Patients to Talk about End-of-Life Care
http://www.cancer.gov/ncicancerbulletin/032310/page8
Improving Delivery of Quality Cancer Care (with links at bottom to NCI Resources on Palliative Care)
http://www.cancer.gov/ncicancerbulletin/032310/page4

No Child Dies Alone:
I "bumped" into a nurse that started a charity to help kids in 3rd world country who are dying. She found many children dying surrounded by horrible conditions and is trying to make a difference.
Mary Wrinn, RN, CHPN is a Hospice Nurse & an ELNEC Trainer who has taken on an awesome mission and is truly making a difference!!
You can read about what she is doing at:
http://www.nochilddiesalone.org/8501.html