Journal of pain and symptom management
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Jan 2024
Challenges in implementing guideline on integrative oncology and pain: The Israeli perspective.
To explore the feasibility of implementing the joint guideline on integrative medicine for pain management in oncology, published by the Society for Integrative Oncology (SIO) and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), for integrative oncology (IO) services in supportive and palliative care. ⋯ We found across-the-board consensus among the nine IMA-affiliated societies supporting the current guideline. This, while identifying potential facilitators and barriers in order to address the implementation of the SIO-ASCO guideline recommendations.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Jan 2024
JPSM Controversies in Palliative care: "What is the most important, measurable goal of serious illness conversations in the ambulatory setting?".
There is widespread agreement that clinicians should talk to seriously ill patients and their families about their illnesses. However, advance directives as a quality metric have been called into question because of the lack of data that these conversations lead to goal-concordant care. The controversy has led many to reexamine the purpose of conversations with seriously ill patients and what should be discussed in ambulatory visits. In this Controversies in Palliative care, experts in palliative care review the literature and suggest both how it influences their clinical practice and what research needs to be done to clarify the controversy. While there is not a single outcome that the experts agree on, they posit a variety of different ways to assess these conversations.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Jan 2024
We Care: A Wellness Intervention Project for Palliative Care Physicians.
There is a trend toward burnout in palliative care physicians. Due to this, a five-session curriculum has been designed with resiliency tools, coping skills, and spirituality in order to train palliative care fellows in an inpatient setting. More research is needed on this curriculum, but preliminary findings have shown a positive response.