The Case for Palliative Care in the ICU

An intensive care unit (ICU) stay often challenges everyone involved. Integrating palliative care could alleviate some of the suffering through symptom management, improved communication about goals, treatment and better training and resources for staff. As ICU admissions in the final year of life become increasingly common, the need for better holistic critical care is growing. […]

Advance Care Planning Gaining Steam Among Minority Populations

While racial and socioeconomic disparities persist throughout the health care system, things are changing in the realm of advance care planning. A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association Open has found that African American and Hispanic patients outpaced Caucasians in advance care planning utilization between the Fall 2019 and Summer 2021, […]