Fast Facts and Concepts

Welcome to the home of Palliative Care Fast Facts and Concepts—originally published by EPERC since 2000. Fast Facts are edited by Sean Marks, MD; Associate Professor of Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin.

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  • Michael V Certo MD
  • Robert M Arnold MD
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  • Rebecca Omlor MD
  • Jo Cleveland MD
  • Justin Brooten MD
  • Erica Frechman PhD AGPCNP-BC
  • Jennifer Gabbard MD
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  • Caroline Olvera MD
  • Jori E Fleisher MD MSCE FAAN
  • Neha M Kramer MD1
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  • J. Janet Ho MD MPH
  • Katie Fitzgerald Jones MSN, APN
  • Jessica S. Merlin MD MBA PhD
  • Zachary Sager MD
  • Julie Childers MD MS
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  • Christine Hudoba APRN1
  • Hannah L Kirsch MD2
  • Kasey L Malotte PharmD3
  • Neha M Kramer MD1
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  • Apoorva L Mylavarapu BS
  • Cara L Siegel MD
  • Akanksha Sharma MD
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  • Ryan Hilton BS
  • Micaela Hayes PharmD
  • Emma Somers MD
  • Justin Brooten MD
  • Jennifer Gabbard MD
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  • Daniel C. McQuaid BS1
  • Andrea Roberts MD2,3
  • Simone Lescott MBBS1
  • Elizabeth Prsic MD1,4
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  • Jesse Pollens-Voigt BS
  • Laura Taylor MD MSc
  • Adam Marks MD, MPH
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  • Mark D Sims MD
  • John Hendrick MD
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  • Gabrielle Langmann MD
  • Scott Maurer MD

The Fifty Essential Fast Facts

The Essentials is a pdf containing all 50 Fast Facts organized by key domain e.g pain, non-pain symptoms, communication, prognosis, hospice, Palliative Care consultation, etc.

Core Curriculum

The most important Fast Facts grouped into palliative care domains (e.g. pain) or specialty domains (e.g. oncology).

CME Courses

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Eight CME courses available in conjunction with the Medical College of Wisconsin

Geriatric Fast Facts open_in_new

The Geriatrics division, Medical College of Wisconsin created a series of Geriatric-related Fast Facts which are separate from the Palliative Care Fast Fact series.

HPM EPA Curriculum save_alt

Fast Facts organized into a curriculum for Hospice and Palliative Medicine fellows and program directors by the 17 Entrustable Professional Activities.