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 M 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 M Arnold MD
  • Michael Miller
  • Rohtesh Mehta MD, MPH
#105
Insomnia: Drug Therapies
  • Robert M 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 M Arnold MD
#109
Death Rattle and Oral Secretions
  • Kathleen Bickel MD
  • Lava Kareem PharmD
  • Trinh Bui PharmD
  • Robert M Arnold MD
#110
Urine Drug Testing for Opioid Prescribing
  • Alexander D. Ginsburg MD
  • Julie W. Childers MD
  • Robert M 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 M Arnold MD
#114
Myoclonus
  • Nicholas DeMonaco
  • Robert M Arnold MD
#115
Declaring Brain Death: The Neurologic Criteria
  • Amal Puswella
  • Mike DeVita
  • Robert M Arnold MD
#116
Radiopharmaceuticals for Painful Osseous Metastases
  • Gary M Reisfield MD
  • George R Wilson MD
#117
Pediatric Pain Assessment Scales
  • Gena Walker
  • Robert M Arnold MD
#118
Near Death Awareness
  • Adam Marks MD, MPH
  • Lucille Marchand MD, BSN
#119
Interventional Treatment Options for Malignant Bowel Obstruction
  • Robert S Krouse MD
  • Richard V Guthrie DO
  • Lisa A Rotellini-Coltvet MA, MMS, PA-C
#120
Physicians and Prayer Requests
  • Kate Kwiatkowski
  • Robert M Arnold MD
  • David Barnard PhD
#121
Oral Mucositis: Diagnosis and Assessment
  • Clarissa F Henson
  • Robert M 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 M Arnold MD
#125
The Palliative Performance Scale (PPS)
  • L Scott Wilner MD
  • Robert M Arnold MD
#126
Pain Assessment in the Cognitively Impaired
  • L Scott Wilner MD
  • Robert M 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 M Arnold MD
#130
Oral Mucositis: Prevention and Treatment
  • Clarissa F Henson
  • Robert M Arnold MD
#131
The Physician as Family Member
  • Robert M 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 M Arnold MD
#138
Pediatric Fast Fact and Concept #3 Grief in Children and Developmental Concepts of Death
  • Adam Himebauch
  • Robert M 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 M 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 M 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 M 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

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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.

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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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