Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Conference Coverage
Optimization of Palliative Oncology Care Within the VA Healthcare System–Assessing the Availability of Outpatient Palliative Care Within VA Oncology Clinic
Conference Coverage
Improving Patient Safety, One Hematology/Oncology Order Set a Time. An Outpatient VA Oncology Clinic Experience
Conference Coverage
Oncology Nursing Professionalism: Advocating and Developing Oncology Certified Nurses
Conference Coverage
Use of Simulated Patients to Teach Goals of Care Conversations
Conference Coverage
Model of Integrated Oncology- Palliative Care in an Outpatient Setting
Clinical Topics & News
Cancer Care Collaborative Approach to Optimize Clinical Care
A collaboration between clinicians and industrial engineers resulted in significant improvements in cancer screening, the development of toolkits...
Article
Distress Screening and Management in an Outpatient VA Cancer Clinic: A Pilot Project Involving Ambulatory Patients Across the Disease Trajectory
Screening all patients for distress addressed practical, psychosocial, physical, and spiritual needs does not seem to be burdensome for patients...
Article
Ketogenic Diets and Cancer: Emerging Evidence
Combining a ketogenic diet with standard chemotherapeutic and radiotherapeutic options may help improve tumor response, although more research is...
Article
A Road Map for Creating a CPRS Template for a Cancer Survivorship Treatment Summary and Care Plan
An electronic medical record template has streamlined patient management
for a cancer survivorship program.
Clinical Topics & News
The Search for Meaning After Surviving Cancer
With more people surviving cancer, a shift in more meaning-centered psychological care shows an improvement in patient well-being.
