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Generalist plus Specialist Palliative Care — Creating a More Sustainable Model by Quill, Timothy E, Abernethy, Amy P

“…The U.S. palliative care model adds another layer of specialized care to a complex, expensive health care environment, and there are too few palliative care…”
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Last-Resort Options for Palliative Sedation by QUILL, Timothy E, LO, Bernard, BROCK, Dan W, MEISEL, Alan

“…Despite receiving state-of-the-art palliative care, some patients still experience severe suffering toward the end of life. Palliative sedation is a potential…”
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The impact of a program in mindful communication on primary care physicians by Beckman, Howard B, Wendland, Melissa, Mooney, Christopher, Krasner, Michael S, Quill, Timothy E, Suchman, Anthony L, Epstein, Ronald M

“…In addition to structural transformations, deeper changes are needed to enhance physicians' sense of meaning and satisfaction with their work and their ability…”
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Proactive palliative care in the medical intensive care unit: Effects on length of stay for selected high-risk patients by Norton, Sally A, Hogan, Laura A, Holloway, Robert G, Temkin-Greener, Helena, Buckley, Marcia J, Quill, Timothy E

“…OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of proactive palliative care consultation on length of stay for high-risk patients in the medical…”
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Voluntary Stopping of Eating and Drinking (VSED), Physician-Assisted Death (PAD), or Neither in the Last Stage of Life? Both Should be Available as a Last Resort by Quill, Timothy E., MD

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Hope for the best, and prepare for the worst by BACK, Anthony L, ARNOLD, Robert M, QUILL, Timothy E

“…Although it may seem contradictory, hoping for the best while at the same time preparing for the worst is a useful strategy for approaching patients with…”
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Palliative use of noninvasive ventilation: navigating murky waters by Quill, Caroline M, Quill, Timothy E

“…The use of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) as a palliative treatment for respiratory failure and dyspnea has become increasingly common. NPPV…”
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Withholding Information from Patients — When Less Is More by Epstein, Ronald M, Korones, David N, Quill, Timothy E

“…Drs. Ronald Epstein, David Korones, and Timothy Quill reflect on the circumstances in which physicians consciously (and sometimes unconsciously) withhold from…”
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Time-Limited Trials Near the End of Life by Quill, Timothy E, Holloway, Robert

“…Clinicians, patients, and families frequently face scenarios in which they must make decisions near the end of life about whether to initiate major…”
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Palliative Care Needs and Symptom Patterns of Hospitalized Elders Referred for Consultation by Olden, Aaron M., MD, MS-CLI, Holloway, Robert, MD, MPH, Ladwig, Susan, MPH, Quill, Timothy E., MD, van Wijngaarden, Edwin, PhD

“…Abstract Context To provide effective palliative care (PC) to the geriatric population, an understanding of the reasons for consultation, main diagnoses…”
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Communication and Decision-Making About Prognosis in Heart Failure Care by Goodlin, Sarah J., MD, Quill, Timothy E., MD, Arnold, Robert M., MD

“…Abstract Background Therapies to prolong life and improve quality of life for heart failure (HF) have expanded in both number and complexity. Clinicians,…”
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Physician-Assisted Death in the United States: Are the Existing 'Last Resorts' Enough? by QUILL, TIMOTHY E.

“…(3) Several "last resort" options, including aggressive pain management, forgoing life-sustaining therapies, voluntarily stopping eating and drinking, and…”
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Association of an Educational Program in Mindful Communication With Burnout, Empathy, and Attitudes Among Primary Care Physicians by Krasner, Michael S, Epstein, Ronald M, Beckman, Howard, Suchman, Anthony L, Chapman, Benjamin, Mooney, Christopher J, Quill, Timothy E

“…CONTEXT Primary care physicians report high levels of distress, which is linked to burnout, attrition, and poorer quality of care. Programs to reduce burnout…”
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Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking Among Patients With Serious Advanced Illness-Clinical, Ethical, and Legal Aspects by Quill, Timothy E, Ganzini, Linda, Truog, Robert D, Pope, Thaddeus Mason

“…Patients with advanced illnesses sometimes request that physicians help hasten their death. Increasingly in North America and Europe, legal options allow…”
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Responding to Patients Requesting Physician-Assisted Death: Physician Involvement at the Very End of Life by Quill, Timothy E, Back, Anthony L, Block, Susan D

“…Quill et al discuss why physician-assisted death should be considered important enough to be made legally available. Patients with serious illness wish to have…”
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Navigating Tensions: Integrating Palliative Care Consultation Services Into an Academic Medical Center Setting by Norton, Sally A., PhD, RN, Powers, Bethel Ann, RN, PhD, Schmitt, Madeline H., PhD, RN, Metzger, Maureen, MS, RN, Fairbanks, Eileen, MS, RN, DeLuca, Jane, MS, RN, Quill, Timothy E., MD

“…Abstract Context Despite rapid proliferation of hospital-based palliative care consultation services (PCCSs) across the country, there is little description of…”
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Voluntary Stopping Eating and Drinking by Wax, John W., An, Amy W., Kosier, Nicole, Quill, Timothy E.

“…Voluntary stopping of eating and drinking (VSED) is a deliberate, self‐initiated attempt to hasten death in the setting of suffering refractory to optimal…”
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Racial Equity in Palliative Care by Quest, Tammie E., Periyakoil, Vyjeyanthi S., Quill, Timothy E., Casarett, David

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Too Soon or Too Late: Rethinking the Significance of Six Months When Dementia Is a Primary Diagnosis by Cain, Cindy L., Quill, Timothy E.

“…Cultural narratives shape how we think about the world, including how we decide when the end of life begins. Hospice care has become an integral part of the…”
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Evidence, Preferences, Recommendations — Finding the Right Balance in Patient Care by Quill, Timothy E, Holloway, Robert G

“…Much progress has been made in applying scientific evidence to medical practice; less progress has been made in rendering care “patient-centered.” A five-step…”
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