Journal of pain & palliative care pharmacotherapy
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J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother · Jan 2003
Symptom-related research from the agency for healthcare research and quality.
Recent reports on research supported by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality are summarized. These reports relate to use of aspirin for cardioprotection by patients taking NSAIDs, end of life care for nursing home residents with advanced directives, Cancer Patients' Satisfaction With Primary Care Pain Management, the need for increased medical training about adverse drug events, and dorsal root entry zone lesioning for central neuropathic pain. The research summarized in this report was abstracted from the AHRQ Research Activities.
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J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother · Jan 2003
Calls for improved cancer symptom control... and some responses.
The hospice movement and palliative care programs have grown over the past quarter century at an astounding rate. Such programs now treat far more than just pain or cancer. ⋯ Recently, an increased focus on the need for more and better palliative care has led to important new publications, federal funding initiatives from palliative care research, and explicit recommendations from the National Cancer Policy Board on ways to lessen barriers to palliative care. Some of these potential solutions are discussed.
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J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother · Jan 2003
Palliative care: an emerging issue for American Indians and Alaskan Natives.
Over 4 million American Indians and Alaskan Natives live in communities that receive health care primarily from the federal Indian Health Service or tribal health programs. Palliative care has only recently been formally addressed for these communities. An Indian Health Service program introduced the topic and several programs are ongoing. Needs for and barriers to palliative care in native peoples' communities are discussed and several successful programs at various stages of development and implementation are described.
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J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother · Jan 2003
Palliative care in Kenya: report of the International Association of Hospice and Palliative Care Traveling Fellowship.
In August and September 2001, Dr. David Allbrook from Perth, Western Australia, traveled to Maua Methodist Hospital, North Meru District, Kenya, on an International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care Traveling Fellowship. The visit of Professor Allbrook provided a valuable opportunity that enabled Dr. Dietmar Ziegler, and the staff at Maua Methodist Hospital to put together a workable proposal for a sustainable community-based palliative care program.