Listed below are a few articles from the most recent issue of the journal:
Special Series on Measuring What Matters
Concordance Between Veterans’ Self-Report and Documentation of Surrogate Decision Makers: Implications for Quality Measurement
Kimberly K. Garner, Patricia Dubbert, Shelly Lensing, Dennis H. Sullivan, and the AAHPM Research Committee Writing Group
Original Articles
Impact of Palliative Care Screening and Consultation in the ICU: A Multi-Hospital Quality Improvement Project
Robert J. Zalenski, Spencer S. Jones, Cheryl Courage, Denise R. Waselewsky, Anna S. Kostaroff, David Kaufman, Afzal Beemath, John Bronfman, James W. Castillo, Hicham Krayem, Anthony Marinelli, Bradley Milner, Maria Teresa Palleschi, Mona Tareen, Sheri Testani, Ayman Soubani, Julie Walch, Judy Wheeler, Sonali Wilborn, Hanna Granovsky, and Robert D. Welch
Impact of Radiation Therapy on Aggressive Care and Quality of Life Near Death
David Li, Holly G. Prigerson, Josephine Kang, and Paul K. Maciejewski
Caregivers’ Perspectives on the Use of Long-Term Oxygen Therapy for the Treatment of Refractory Breathlessness: A Qualitative Study
Aileen Collier, Katrina Breaden, Jane L. Phillips, Meera Agar, Caroline Litster, and David C. Currow
To access the articles, you must subscribe to JPSM or be a member of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM). For further information on the Academy, call 847.375.4712 or visit aahpm.org.
Submitted by: David Casarett, MD MA, Senior Associate Editor, JPSM