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.

#51
Choosing an Opioid Combination Product
  • David E Weissman MD
#52
Quality of Life
  • Victor T Chang MD
  • David E Weissman MD
#53
Sublingual Morphine
  • Debra Gordon RN, MS, FAAN
  • Sean Marks MD
  • Bridget Protus PharmD
#54
Opioid Infusions in the Imminently Dying Patient
  • Elizabeth Weinstein MD
  • Robert M Arnold MD
  • David E Weissman MD
#55
Decision Making Capacity
  • Robert M Arnold MD
#56
What to Do When a Patient Refuses Treatment
  • Robert M Arnold MD
#57
Neuroexcitatory Effects of Opioids: Patient Assessment
  • Robin K Wilson PhD
  • David E Weissman MD
#58
Neuroexcitatory Effects of Opioids: Treatment
  • Robin K Wilson PhD
  • David E Weissman MD
#59
Dealing With the Angry Dying Patient
  • Rebekah Wang-Cheng MD, FACP
#60
Pharmacologic Management of Delirium: Update on Newer Agents
  • Earl Quijada MD
  • J Andrew Billings MD
  • Elizabeth A Bukowy DO
#61
Use of Psycho-Stimulants in Palliative Care
  • Vicki Jackson MD
  • Susan Block MD
#62
Early Diagnosis of Epidural Metastases
  • David E Weissman MD
#63
The Legal Liability of Under-Treatment of Pain
  • Eric Warm MD
  • David E Weissman MD
#64
Informing Significant Others of a Patient’s Death
  • Diane Midland BSW, MS
#65
Establishing End-of-Life Goals: The Living Well Interview
  • Bruce Ambuel PhD
#66
Radiation for Palliation – Part 1
  • Carolyn Rutter MD
  • Candice Johnstone MD
  • David E Weissman MD
#67
Radiation for Palliation – Part 2
  • Carolyn Rutter MD
  • David E Weissman MD
#68
Is it Pain or Addiction?
  • David E Weissman MD
  • Drew A Rosielle MD
#69
Pseudoaddiction
  • David E Weissman MD
  • Sean Marks MD
#70
PRN Range Analgesic Orders
  • Debra Gordon RN, MS, FAAN
#71
Meperidine For Pain: What’s All The Fuss?
  • David E Weissman MD
#72
Opioid Infusion Titration Orders
  • David E Weissman MD
#73
Management of Respiratory Failure in ALS
  • Ajmal Gilani MD
  • Albert Hinn MD
  • Peter Lars Jacobson MD
#74
Oral Opioid Orders: Good and Bad Examples
  • David E Weissman MD
#75
Methadone for the Treatment of Pain
  • Gail Gazelle MD
  • Perry G Fine MD
#76
Telephone Notification of Death – Part 1
  • Rosalia R Osias MD
  • Daniel H Pomerantz MD
  • Jeffrey M Brensilver MD, FACP
#77
Telephone Notification of Death – Part 2
  • Rosalia R Osias MD
  • Daniel H Pomerantz MD
  • Jeffrey M Brensilver MD, FACP
#78
Cultural Aspects of Pain Management
  • Debra Gordon RN, MS, FAAN
  • Shiva Bidar-Sielaff
#79
Discussing Organ Donation With Families
  • Shannon Haliko MD
  • Robert M Arnold MD
#80
Controlled Release Oxycodone
  • David E Weissman MD
#81
Management of Hiccups
  • Chad Farmer MD
#82
Medicare Hospice Benefit – Part 1: Eligibility and Treatment Plan
  • Robin Turner MD
  • Drew A Rosielle MD
#83
Why Patients Do Not Take Their Opioids
  • Robert M Arnold MD
#84
Swallow Studies, Tube Feeding, and the Death Spiral
  • David E Weissman MD
#85
Epidural Analgesia
  • Debra Gordon RN, MS, FAAN
  • Mark Schroeder MD
#86
Methadone: Starting Dosing Information
  • Charles F von Gunten MD
#87
Medicare Hospice Benefit – Part 2: Places of Care and Funding
  • Robin Turner MD
  • Kimberly Mallin MD
  • Drew A Rosielle MD
#88
Nightmares
  • Seema Malhotra MD
  • Robert M Arnold MD
  • Kevin Patterson MD
#89
Pain Management in Nursing Homes: Analgesic Prescribing Tips
  • Solomon Liao MD
  • David E Weissman MD
#90
Medicare Hospice Benefit – Part 3: Special Interventions
  • Robin Turner MD
  • Drew A Rosielle MD
#91
Interventional Options for Malignant Upper GI Obstruction
  • James Ouellette DO
  • Lisa Patterson MD
  • Paula Termuhlen MD
#92
Patient Controlled Analgesia in Palliative Care
  • Eric Prommer MD
#93
Cannabinoids in the Treatment of Symptoms in Cancer and AIDS
  • L Scott Wilner MD
  • Robert M Arnold MD
#94
Writing Discharge and Outpatient Opioid Prescriptions
  • Colleen J Dunwoody MS, RN
  • Robert M Arnold MD
#95
Opioid Withdrawal
  • Debra Gordon RN, MS, FAAN
  • Kimberly Mallin MD
  • June Dahl PhD
#96
Diarrhea in Palliative Care
  • Jeffrey Alderman MD
#97
Blocks of the Sympathetic Axis for Visceral Pain
  • Gary M Reisfield MD
  • Victor Yu MD
  • Maxime Debrosse MD
  • George R Wilson MD
#98
Intrathecal Drug therapy For Pain
  • Gary M Reisfield MD
  • Renee A Foutz MD
  • George R Wilson MD
#99
Chemotherapy: Response and Survival Data
  • Narendranath Epperla MD
  • David E Weissman MD
#100
Megestrol Acetate for Cancer Anorexia/Cachexia
  • Mike Salacz 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.

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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

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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.

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

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