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Does inpatient palliative care consultation impact outcomes following hospital discharge? A narrative systematic review
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This episode features Mary Scott (Ottowa Hospital Research Institute. Bruyere Research Institute). Many patients and families report improved satisfaction of care when palliative care when they are supported by palliative care specialist teams. Transitions of care from one setting to another are burdensome. Evidence suggests that palliative care can improve this transition from hospital to community support. This narrative systematic review aimed to determine whether paliative care can impact that transition from hospital to home. Fifteen articles were included. Involvement of specialist inpatient palliative care was associated with lower readmission rates, higher referral to hospice and better provision of services after discharge. Heterogenity of study designs were evident. Consequently, futher research is needed to evaluate this area further. Full paper available from: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0269216319870649
If you would like to record a podcast about your published (or accepted) Palliative Medicine paper, please contact Dr Amara Nwosu: anwosu@liverpool.ac.uk
Dr Amara Nwosu, MBChB (Commendation), MRCP, PhD Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Academic Palliative & End of Life Care Department, Royal Liverpool & Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust. Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, Palliative Care Institute Liverpool, University of Liverpool. Research Lead, Marie Curie Hospice Liverpool. Research Scholars Programme, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) North West Clinical Research Network (CRN) Technology Editor, Palliative Medicine. Sage Publications. http://pmj.sagepub.com/ Office: 0044 151 706 2274 Email: anwosu@liverpool.ac.uk Web: www.pcil.org.uk http://www.amaranwosu.com/ Twitter: @amaranwosu AmiPal Palliative care podcast: https://soundcloud.com/mypal
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Manage episode 243392226 series 1316808
This episode features Mary Scott (Ottowa Hospital Research Institute. Bruyere Research Institute). Many patients and families report improved satisfaction of care when palliative care when they are supported by palliative care specialist teams. Transitions of care from one setting to another are burdensome. Evidence suggests that palliative care can improve this transition from hospital to community support. This narrative systematic review aimed to determine whether paliative care can impact that transition from hospital to home. Fifteen articles were included. Involvement of specialist inpatient palliative care was associated with lower readmission rates, higher referral to hospice and better provision of services after discharge. Heterogenity of study designs were evident. Consequently, futher research is needed to evaluate this area further. Full paper available from: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0269216319870649
If you would like to record a podcast about your published (or accepted) Palliative Medicine paper, please contact Dr Amara Nwosu: anwosu@liverpool.ac.uk
Dr Amara Nwosu, MBChB (Commendation), MRCP, PhD Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Academic Palliative & End of Life Care Department, Royal Liverpool & Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust. Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, Palliative Care Institute Liverpool, University of Liverpool. Research Lead, Marie Curie Hospice Liverpool. Research Scholars Programme, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) North West Clinical Research Network (CRN) Technology Editor, Palliative Medicine. Sage Publications. http://pmj.sagepub.com/ Office: 0044 151 706 2274 Email: anwosu@liverpool.ac.uk Web: www.pcil.org.uk http://www.amaranwosu.com/ Twitter: @amaranwosu AmiPal Palliative care podcast: https://soundcloud.com/mypal
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