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.

#101

Insomnia: Patient Assessment

Robert Arnold MD
Michael Miller
Rohtesh Mehta MD, MPH

#102

Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy and Hospice

Mitchell Cohen MD
Gregg VandeKieft MD, MA

#103

Oral Transmucosal Fentanyl Citrate

Debra Gordon RN, MS, FAAN
Mark Schroeder MD

#104

Insomnia: Non-Pharmacologic Treatments

Robert Arnold MD
Michael Miller
Rohtesh Mehta MD, MPH

#105

Insomnia: Drug Therapies

Robert Arnold MD
Michael Miller
Rohtesh Mehta MD, MPH

#106

Controlled Sedation for Refractory Suffering – Part 1

Mike Salacz MD
David E Weissman MD

#107

Controlled Sedation for Refractory Suffering – Part 2

Mike Salacz MD
David E Weissman MD

#108

Music Therapy

Brooke Rossi
Robert Arnold MD

#109

Death Rattle and Oral Secretions

Kathleen Bickel
Robert Arnold MD

#110

Urine Drug Testing for Opioids and Marijauna

Marissa Mapa
Robert Arnold MD

#111

Cardiac Pacemakers at End-of-Life

Harrington MD
Luebke DL
Lewis WR
Aullisio MP
Blumenfeld-Kouchner FB
Djelmami-Hani M
Johnson NJ

#112

Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators at End-of-Life

Harrington MD
Luebke DL
Lewis WR
Aullisio MP
Johnson NJ

#113

Bisphosphonates for Bone Pain

Elizabeth Weinstein MD
Robert Arnold MD

#114

Myoclonus

Nicholas DeMonaco
Robert Arnold MD

#115

Declaring Brain Death: The Neurologic Criteria

Amal Puswella
Mike DeVita
Robert Arnold MD

#116

Radiopharmaceuticals for Painful Osseous Metastases

Gary M Reisfield MD
George R Wilson MD

#117

Pediatric Pain Assessment Scales

Gena Walker
Robert Arnold MD

#118

Near Death Awareness

Adam Marks MD, MPH
Lucille Marchand MD, BSN

#119

Invasive Treatment Options for Malignant Bowel Obstruction

Robert S Krouse MD

#120

Physicians and Prayer Requests

Kate Kwiatkowski
Robert Arnold MD
David Barnard PhD

#121

Oral Mucositis: Diagnosis and Assessment

Clarissa F Henson
Robert Arnold MD

#122

Palliative Care and ICU Care: Pre-Admission Assessment

Richard A Mularski MD
Molly L Osborne MD

#123

Palliative Care and ICU Care: Daily ICU Care Plan Checklist

Richard A Mularski MD
Molly L Osborne MD

#124

The Palliative Prognostic Score

L Scott Wilner MD
Robert Arnold MD

#125

The Palliative Performance Scale (PPS)

L Scott Wilner MD
Robert Arnold MD

#126

Pain Assessment in the Cognitively Impaired

L Scott Wilner MD
Robert Arnold MD

#127

Substance Use Disorders in the Palliative Care Patient

Gary M Reisfield MD
Gabriel D Paulian MD
George R Wilson MD

#128

The Speech Pathologist and Swallowing Studies

Carol Monteleoni MS, CCC-SLP

#129

Steroids in the Treatment of Bone Pain

Elizabeth Weinstein MD
Robert Arnold MD

#130

Oral Mucositis: Prevention and Treatment

Clarissa F Henson
Robert Arnold MD

#131

The Physician as Family Member

Robert Arnold MD

#132

Ketamine in Palliative Care

Eric Prommer MD

#133

Non-Oral Hydration in Palliative Care

Robin Fainsinger MD

#134

Non-Oral Hydration Techniques in Palliative Care

Robin Fainsinger MD

#135

Neoplastic Meningitis

Fareeha Siddiqui MD
Lisa Marr MD
David E Weissman MD

#136

Medical Futility

Joy E Cuezze MD
Christian T Sinclair MD

#137

Carcinoid Syndrome: Symptom Management

Stacey Shaffer
Robert Arnold MD

#138

Grief in Children and Developmental Concepts of Death

Adam Himebauch
Robert Arnold MD
Carol May

#139

Hospice Referral: Moving from Hospital to Home

Tara C Friedman MD

#140

Medicare Hospice Benefits: Levels of Hospice Care

Tara C Friedman MD

#141

Prognosis in End-Stage COPD

Julie Wilson Childers MD
Robert Arnold MD
J Randall Curtis MD

#142

Opioid-Induced Hyperalgesia

Winifred G Teuteberg MD

#143

Prognostication in Heart Failure

Gary M Reisfield MD
George R Wilson MD

#144

Palliative Care Issues in Heart Failure

Gary M Reisfield MD
George R Wilson MD

#145

Panic Disorder at the End-of-life

VJ Periyakoil MD

#146

Screening for Depression in Palliative Care

Robert Arnold MD

#147

Oropharyngeal Candidasis

Drew A Rosielle MD
Ann M Hoff MD

#148

The Lidocaine Patch

Drew A Rosielle MD

#149

Teaching the Family What to Expect When the Patient is Dying

Charles F von Gunten MD

#150

Prognostication in Dementia

Sing Tsai MD
Robert Arnold 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

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

Geriatric Fast Facts

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

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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