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Medscape Conference Coverage, based on selected sessions at the Joint 2005 Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (2005):

  • Palliative Care Team Linked to More Satisfaction Than Usual Care
  • Research Identifies Areas for Improvement in End-of-Life Care
  • Illness Severity, Mortality Risk Best Predictors of Cancer Patients' Referrals to Hospice Services

by Paula Moyer, Medscape News Reporter (articles reviewed by Gary D. Vogin, M.D.)

  Three articles

"Breaking the 'Bad' News to Patients and Families: Preparing to Have the Conversation About End-of-Life and Hospice Care" (2004)
by Robert L. Arnold, Ed.D., M.A.; Kathleen Egan, M.A., R.N., Hospice Institute of the Florida Suncoast, Largo, Fla.

  Article (10 sections)

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