All Hospice/Palliative Care Articles

Despite the availability of a wide variety of effective pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments for pain, understanding of pain remains a significant problem in nursing homes and hospices.
Pain management strategies in the palliative care setting must take into account barriers to appropriate pain management. Article describes these strategies.
The prevalence of pain in terminally ill patients requires that physicians acquire the skills necessary to provide palliative pain treatment at end of life.
Article discusses hospice and its implications for the physician and chronic pain patients in dealing with end-of-life issues.
This personal account of the early days of hospice care provides a perspective on progress to date and lessons learned.