Journal of palliative medicine
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To determine how palliative and end-of-life care can best be incorporated into the training of pediatric residents. ⋯ For palliative care principles to be better incorporated into pediatric practice, they must be incorporated into residency education, optimally through informal teaching and during rounds. Finding ways to teach residents palliative medicine during clinical "teachable moments" and standardizing didactic curricula should become a priority in palliative and end-of-life care education.
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Editorial Comment
Is length of stay on hospice a critical quality of care indicator?
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Review Practice Guideline
Palliative sedation therapy in the last weeks of life: a literature review and recommendations for standards.
Palliative sedation therapy (PST) is a controversial issue. There is a need for internationally accepted definitions and standards. ⋯ When other treatments fail to relieve suffering in the imminently dying patient, PST is a valid palliative care option.