Full integration of oncology and palliative care relies on the specific knowledge and skills of
two modes of care: the tumour-directed approach, the main focus of which is on treating the …

The objective of this review is to provide an update on prognostication in patients with
advanced cancer and to discuss future directions for research in this field. Accurate …

Abstract Background Screening Tool of Older Persons Prescriptions in Frail adults with
limited life expectancy (STOPPFrail) criteria were developed in 2017 to assist physicians …

Background: The surprise question is widely used to identify patients nearing the last phase
of life. Potential differences in accuracy between timeframe, patient subgroups and type of …

OBJECTIVES To summarize available tools that can assist clinicians in identifying and
reducing or stopping (deprescribing) potentially inappropriate medications and that …

Providing quality end-of-life care for older people is one of our biggest challenges in this
new COVID-19 era. Advanced age, because of its association with a range of physical …

Purpose The Palliative Prognostic (PaP) score; Palliative Prognostic Index (PPI); Feliu
Prognostic Nomogram (FPN) and Palliative Performance Scale (PPS) have all been …

Importance To date, oncologist and model prognostic performance have been assessed
independently and mostly retrospectively; however, how model prognostic performance …

Background The emergency department is a critical juncture in the trajectory of care of
patients with serious, life-limiting illness. Implementation of a clinical decision support (CDS) …

Background: In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic caused an acute risk of deterioration and
dying for many, and an urgent need to start advance care planning. Aim: To explore how …