Annals ofPalliative Care Medicine

Volume: 6 - Number: 64 - August 15, 2010

Outstanding

On the notion of home and the goals of palliative care Wim Dekkers

Living and dying with dignity: a qualitative study of the views of older people in nursing homes

Grief and Depression: Treatment Decisions for Bereaved Children and Adults

A systematic review of psychosocial interventions for family carers of palliative care patients

Cachexia-anorexia syndrome

Mechanisms of Cancer Cachexia

Cuidados paliativos

Palliative care - Need of awareness in general population

Collaboration between physicians and a hospital-based palliative care team in a general acute-care hospital in Japan

Dyspnea management

Management of dyspnea in patients with advanced lung or heart disease. Practical guidance from the American College of Chest Physicians Consensus Statement

American College of Chest Physicians consensus statement on the management of dyspnea in patients with advanced lung or heart disease

End of life care

Living and dying with dignity: a qualitative study of the views of older people in nursing homes

End-of-life care in Germany: Study design, methods and first results of the EPACS study (Establishment of Hospice and Palliative Care Services in Germany).

Family care

Grief and Depression: Treatment Decisions for Bereaved Children and Adults

A systematic review of psychosocial interventions for family carers of palliative care patients

Home palliative care

The effect of homecare team visits in terminal cancer patients: Role of health teams reaching patients homes

Investigational Article

On the notion of home and the goals of palliative care Wim Dekkers

Lymphedema management

Mechanical lymphatic drainage in the treatment of arm lymphedema

Malignant pleural effusion management

A Prospective Study of the Volume of Pleural Fluid Required for Accurate Diagnosis of Malignant Pleural Effusion

Clinical Images: Black pleural effusion in melanoma

Nursing issues

Dialogues with nurses about oncologic pain assessment of patients under palliative care

Opioids´ pharmacology

Effects of Atypical ?-Opioid Receptor Agonists on Intrathecal Morphine-Induced Itch and Analgesia in Primates

Pediatric palliative care

The Madison Clinic: Evaluation of a collaborative outpatient paediatric palliative care clinic

Paediatric palliative home care by general paediatricians: a multimethod study on perceived barriers and incentives

Barriers and needs in paediatric palliative home care in Germany: a qualitative interview study with professional experts

Spirituality

Existential loneliness and end-of-life care: A systematic review