Palliative Care for Hematologic and Oncologic Diseases
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Health Care Sciences & Services".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 December 2019) | Viewed by 4580
Special Issue Editor
Interests: advance care planning; palliative medicine; patient centered decision making; survival; leukemia; hematology; cellular therapy
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Palliative medicine has a wide-ranging role in the spectrum of comprehensive cancer care, from patient diagnosis, treatment, and even survivorship. While the entire multidisciplinary health care team plays a role in providing palliative care, an effective palliative medicine and hematology/oncology collaboration improves patient care and quality of life. Palliative medicine plays an essential role in symptom management, distress relief, family and caregiver support, and advance care planning. The integration of palliative medicine with hematology and oncology improves patient outcomes and decreases healthcare costs. The early involvement of palliative medicine after an advanced cancer diagnosis is supported by several national and international society guidelines. Despite clear evidence for the fundamental need for palliative medicine services in the practices of hematology and oncology, the integration of these medical specialties remains clinically challenging for many reasons. This Special Issue aims to address the specialty role and issues regarding the application of palliative medicine and challenges for the integration of palliative medicine in both the fields of hematology and oncology.
Dr. Laura Finn
Guest Editors
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Keywords
• Distress Relief
• Quality of Life
• Goals of Care
• Spiritual Care
• Advance Care Planning
• Pain Control
• Transfusions
• Caregivers
• Healthcare Cost
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