Members can take the new course on #HeartFailure: Relieving the Suffering for Patients & Caregivers bit.ly/2w1VCJC #palliativecare
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The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) is dedicated to increasing quality, equitable #palliative care services for people living with a serious illness.
- New! Toolkit - COVID-19 Response Resources: includes crisis communication and symptom management protocols for all clinicians, and guidance to help palliative care teams address high levels of volume and stress during a crisis >> bit.ly/2UgUsmX #covid19 #covid-19
- There is one standard definition of #palliativecare that we should all be using. Key takeaway: how we talk about palliative care markedly influences how people feel about it. Messaging matters! #CAPCSeminar19 #hpm
- Study found that adding #palliativecare to a patient's treatment plan can result in shorter hospital stays and lower costs. bit.ly/2riI74b #hpm
- Study reveals the average rate of emergency department visits decreased by 50% when receiving community-based #palliative care bit.ly/2hSf8So #hpm
- In year 2,000, fewer than 20% of all hospitals reported any #palliative care capacity. Today, that number exceeds 80%, and among hospitals with more than 300 beds, over 90% now have a palliative care team. bit.ly/2zM0JyM #hpm
- Announcement: With an eye to the future, on 4/15 @DianeEMeier will be stepping down as Director. We are thrilled that Brynn Bowman, MPA, CAPC Chief Strategy Officer, will become Executive Director. Dr. Meier will assume a new role, Director Emerita and Strategic Medical Advisor.
- Research shows that regardless of diagnosis, #palliative care is crucial to relieving symptoms, stress, and pain:
- CAPC Founder and Director Emerita @DianeEMeier was named one of @Forbes first-ever #50over50 visionaries who are shaping the future of science, technology, and art! Congratulations Diane! @ForbesWomen #visionary #hapc #hpm >> forbes.com/50over50/visio…
- Research shows that regardless of diagnosis, #palliative care is crucial to relieving symptoms, stress, and pain:
- Did you know that you can have a curable illness + still need #palliative care? Anyone living w/ a serious illness could need palliative care. It’s based on need, not prognosis. Learn more >> getpalliativecare.org @GetPalliative #NewAmsterdam @NBCNewAmsterdam
- Congratulations to Ariadne Labs’ founder & chair @Atul_Gawande on being named to the Biden-Harris Transition #COVID19AdvisoryBoard — joining leading public health & scientific experts to advise on the U.S. #COVID19response → fal.cn/3bs0F @JoeBiden @KamalaHarris
- .@ASCO recommends #palliative care for all patients living w/ advanced #cancer, early on and along with cancer treatment. For those newly diagnosed, it is recommended that #palliativecare is offered within 8 weeks of diagnosis. bit.ly/2KkKQS5 #oncology #hpm
- On #internationalwomensday we remember Dame Cicely Saunders, a key founder of modern #hospice programs as well as one of the first leading advocates for #palliative care to ensure that patients with a serious illness are treated with compassion and respect. #hpm #hapc
