SAN FRANCISCO – Seven studies investigating key issues in palliative care will be presented at the 2016 Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium, taking place September 9-10, at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis. These notable abstracts explore the integration of palliative care to improve patients’ quality of life, as well as insight and approaches for educating oncology providers on how to more effectively communicate and deliver palliative care to their patients.
Palliative care experts are available on-site to comment on the studies below.
Abstract 5: Perception of curability in an international cohort of advanced cancer patients receiving palliative care
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Oral Abstract Session B |
Sriram Yennu, MD, MS |
Abstract 10: Rehospitalization of advanced cancer patients in the year after diagnosis
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Poster Session B |
Robin L. Whitney, RN |
Abstract 26: Results from a Train-the-Trainer Communication Program for Oncology Nurses
| Poster Session B Saturday, September 10, 2016: 7:00 AM - 7:55 AM PT Saturday, September 10, 2016: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM PT Yerba Buena Ballroom, Salon 8 |
Elaine Wittenberg, PhD Division of Nursing Research and Education Department of Popular Sciences, City of Hope Duarte, California |
Abstract 44: Usage of Oregon’s Death With Dignity Act (DWDA)
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Poster Session B |
Charles David Blanke, MD |
Abstract 103: Randomized trial of inpatient palliative care in patients hospitalized for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT)
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Poster Session B |
Areej El-Jawahri, MD Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, Massachusetts |
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Oral Abstract Session B |
Randy Wei, MD, PhD |
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Poster Session A |
Anne M. Walling, MD, PhD University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California |
2016 Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium News Planning Team
Andrew Epstein, MD, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO); Joseph Rotella, MD, MBA, HMDC, FAAHPM, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM); Tracy Balboni, MD, American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO); Ian Olver, AM, Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC).
View the disclosures for the News Planning Team.
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