Vol 13, No 4 (July 31, 2024): Annals of Palliative Medicine

Message From the Editor-in-Chief | Symptom Management in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

Physical, emotional, and practical symptom burden in patients with terminal illnesses
Charles B. Simone II
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Editorial

Comprehensive care for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: insights from the 2022 San Antonio Liver Cancer Symposium
Sukeshi Patel Arora, Sherri Rauenzahn Cervantez
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2024;
13
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:747-748
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Palliative care of older adults
Pragnesh Patel, Lara Skarf, Susan Nathan
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2024;
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:749-750
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Unveiling narrative medicine in palliative care
Anna Kitta, Eva Katharina Masel
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2024;
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:751-753
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Original Article | Teamwork and Education in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

Key factors for establishing and sustaining a successful palliative radiation oncology program: a survey of the Society for Palliative Radiation Oncology
Deborah C. Marshall, Kavita Dharmarajan, Randy Wei, Yolanda D. Tseng, Jessica Schuster, Joshua A. Jones, Candice Johnstone, Tracy Balboni, Simon S. Lo, Jared R. Robbins
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2024;
13
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:754-765
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Original Article | Public Health in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

Does a palliative medicine service reduce hospital length of stay and costs in adults with a life-limiting illness?—a difference-in-differences evaluation of service expansion in Ireland
Soraya Matthews, Eimir Hurley, Bridget M. Johnston, Pauline Kane, Karen Ryan, Eoin Tiernan, Charles Normand, Peter May
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2024;
13
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:766-777
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How can a community be successfully empowered to deal with death, dying, and bereavement?—formative evaluation of the Caring Community Cologne using focus groups
Sophie Meesters, Karin Ohler, Raymond Voltz, Frank Schulz-Nieswandt, Sabine Eichberg, Julia Strupp, Kerstin Kremeike
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2024;
13
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:778-790
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Review Article | Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care for Serious or Advanced Diseases

Palliative care in dementia
Elena Gupta, Pragnesh Patel
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2024;
13
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:791-807
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Review Article | Public Health in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

Palliative care in the older adult Veteran
Eva P. Szymanski, Simon Wallace, Deborah Way, Erin M. Haley
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2024;
13
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:808-818
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Review Article | Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care for Incurable Cancer

Palliative care in the older adult with cancer and the role of the geriatrician: a narrative review
Bibban Bant Deol, Lisa Binns-Emerick, Mohammad Kang, Pragnesh Patel
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2024;
13
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:819-827
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Review Article | Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care for Serious or Advanced Diseases

Palliative care for older adults with cardiovascular disease
Smrithi Sukumar, Lillian Flashner, Jessica L. Logeman, Lauren K. O’Shea, Haider J. Warraich
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2024;
13
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:828-841
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Review Article | Symptom Management in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

Narrative review of malignant ascites: epidemiology, pathophysiology, assessment, and treatment
Takako Ikegami, Hiroto Ishiki, Toru Kadono, Tetsuya Ito, Naosuke Yokomichi
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2024;
13
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:842-857
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Review Article | Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care for Serious or Advanced Diseases

Implementation of kidney palliative care—lessons learned from the US Department of Veterans Affairs
VA Kidney Palliative Care Workgroup, Paul M. Palevsky, Scott Shreve, Susan P. Y. Wong
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2024;
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:858-868
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Review Article | Public Health in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

Palliative care interventional research in general practice: a narrative review of factors affecting research conduct
Matthew Grant, Maike van der Waal, Tania Pastrana, Joel Rhee, Saskia Teunissen
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2024;
13
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:869-879
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Review Article | Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care for Serious or Advanced Diseases

Palliative care considerations for the older adults with HIV/AIDS: a clinical practice review
Phanthira C. Tamsukhin, Raffaele M. Bernardo, Serife Eti
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2024;
13
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:880-892
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Review Article | Symptom Management in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

Narrative review of radiofrequency ablation applications in peripheral nerves
Alaa Abd-Elsayed, Christopher L. Robinson, Theodore Peters
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2024;
13
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:893-900
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A narrative review of risk mitigation strategies in the management of opioids for chronic pain and palliative care in older adults: interprofessional collaboration with the pharmacist
Insaf Mohammad, Candice L. Garwood, Lisa Binns-Emerick
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2024;
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:901-913
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Review Article | Teamwork and Education in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

Professional unmet needs in the palliative care field (a scoping review)
María Victoria Callejón-Martínez, Virginia Patricia Aguiar-Leiva, Maria Luisa Martín-Rosello, Eva Víbora-Martín, Inmaculada Ruiz-Torreras, Pilar Barnestein-Fonseca
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2024;
13
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:914-926
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Review Article | Symptom Management in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

Radiofrequency ablation of the hip: review
Mark P. Pressler, Christian Renwick, Abby Lawson, Priyanka Singla, Sayed E. Wahezi, Lynn R. Kohan
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2024;
13
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:927-937
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Review Article | Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care for Serious or Advanced Diseases

Clinical practice review: outpatient palliative care for the geriatric chronic kidney disease population
Helena I. Kurniawan, Kate R. Sciacca, Melissa W. Wachterman, Samantha L. Gelfand
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2024;
13
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:938-947
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Review Article | Symptom Management in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

Radiofrequency ablation for headache pain: an updated systematic review
Esha Jain, Justin K. Tram, Morgen A. Owens, Caroline A. Varlotta, Kenneth J. Fiala, Farrah S. Asaad, Ahish Chitneni, Alaa Abd-Elsayed
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2024;
13
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:948-962
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Radiofrequency ablation for shoulder pain: an updated systematic review
Esha Jain, Ian T. O’Connor, Justin K. Tram, Caroline A. Varlotta, Kenneth J. Fiala, Farrah S. Asaad, Ahish Chitneni, Alaa Abd-Elsayed
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2024;
13
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:963-975
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Review Article | Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care for Serious or Advanced Diseases

Palliative care considerations in frail older adults
Andrew E. Russell, Rachel Denny, Pearl G. Lee, Marcos L. Montagnini
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2024;
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:976-990
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Understanding and addressing symptoms for those with kidney failure managed conservatively, without dialysis: considerations and models of care
Emma Murphy, Fliss E. M. Murtagh
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2024;
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:991-1001
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Review Article | Teamwork and Education in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

Multidisciplinary palliative care of the older adult: a narrative review
Lisa Binns-Emerick, Pragnesh Patel, Bibban Bant Deol, Mohammad Kang
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2024;
13
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:1002-1011
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Review Article | Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care for Serious or Advanced Diseases

Provision of palliative care for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a narrative review
Amy Pascoe, Catherine Buchan, Natasha Smallwood
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2024;
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:1012-1027
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Advances in radiofrequency ablation: mechanism of action and technology
Natalie H. Strand, Jonathan M. Hagedorn, Tyler Dunn, Brooks Johnson, Alaa Abd-Elsayed, Stephen Covington, John Freeman, Azizat Dawodu, Jillian Maloney
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2024;
13
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:1028-1034
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Review Article | Teamwork and Education in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

A survey of current specialty palliative care education in the United States
Constance Dahlin, Patricia Moyle Wright
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2024;
13
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:1035-1046
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Review Article | Symptom Management in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

Radiofrequency ablation for the cervical spine
Alyson M. Engle, Rajan Khanna, Alaa Abd-Elsayed
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2024;
13
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:1047-1055
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Chronic breathlessness in fibrotic interstitial lung diseases—patient centered assessment and management in outpatient settings
Meena Kalluri
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2024;
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:1056-1075
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Review Article | Teamwork and Education in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

Special considerations in managing pain and psychosocial distress in patients with opioid use disorder and cancer: the role of the supportive care and psycho-oncology interdisciplinary team
M. Catherine Trimbur, Bridget Sumser, Chelsea Brown, Timothy Steinhoff, Khaldoun Almhanna, Dana Guyer
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2024;
13
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:1076-1089
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Comparison of the perception of palliative care by healthcare professionals in some countries around the world: a systematic review
Jane Christine Rodrigues Magalhães, Augusto Etchegaray, Gisele Mara Silva Gonçalves
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2024;
13
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:1090-1100
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Review Article | Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care for Incurable Cancer

Palliating hematologic oncologic emergencies with radiation in the age of targeted systemic therapies: three illustrative cases
Monica Chelius, Meng Xu-Welliver, John P. Plastaras
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2024;
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:1101-1113
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Review Article | Symptom Management in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

Hemostatic radiotherapy: a narrative review of the literature
Pieter Verschuren, Melissa Christiaens, Eva Oldenburger
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2024;
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:1114-1132
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Mini-Review | Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care for Incurable Cancer

Reirradiation of metastases of the central nervous system: part 1—brain metastasis
Dirk Rades, Charles B. Simone II, Henry C. Y. Wong, Edward Chow, Shing Fung Lee, Peter A. S. Johnstone
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2024;
13
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:1133-1140
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Reirradiation of metastases of the central nervous system: part 2—metastatic epidural spinal cord compression
Dirk Rades, Charles B. Simone II, Henry C. Y. Wong, Edward Chow, Shing Fung Lee, Peter A. S. Johnstone
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2024;
13
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:1141-1149
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Re-irradiation practice and ESTRO/EORTC consensus recommendations: 2023 ASTRO education panel
Shing Fung Lee, Peter J. Hoskin
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2024;
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:1150-1153
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Re-treatment of bone metastases for pain control: 2023 ASTRO education panel
Shing Fung Lee, Charles B. Simone II, Dirk Rades, Henry C. Y. Wong, Edward Chow
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2024;
13
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:1154-1160
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Re-re-irradiation for palliation: knowns, unknowns, and next steps
Emily Keit, Peter A. S. Johnstone
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2024;
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:1161-1165
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Case Report | Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care for Serious or Advanced Diseases

Femoral artery occlusion induced vasculopathy following herpes zoster: a case report
Yong Seok Jang, Hue Jung Park, Jiyoon Bhan, Jieun Kim, Woo Seog Sim, Jin Young Lee
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2024;
13
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:1166-1171
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