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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  • Sean Marks MD
  • Serena Hung MD
  • Drew A Rosielle MD
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  • Marcin Chwistek MD
  • Rohtesh Mehta MD, MPH
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  • Donna Posluszny PhD
  • Robert M Arnold MD
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  • Nathan A. Boucher DrPH
  • Mythili Raghavan
  • Alexander Smith MD
  • Robert M Arnold MD
  • Kimberly S Johnson MD
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  • Keith M Swetz MD, MA
  • Daniel D Matlock MD, MPH
  • Heather Ferris MD
  • Susan Hunt MD
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  • John M Quillin PhD
  • Joann N Bodurtha MD
  • Thomas J Smith MD
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  • Sara N Davison MD
  • Drew A Rosielle MD
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  • Sara N Davison MD
  • Drew A Rosielle MD
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  • Vincent Thai MD
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  • Sean Marks MD
  • Drew A Rosielle MD
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  • Karen Cooper LCSW, OSW-C
  • Susan Stollings PhD
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  • Kavitha Ramchandran MD
  • Joshua Hauser MD
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  • Steven Oppenheim MD
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  • Steven Oppenheim MD
  • Faiza Yasin MD MHS
  • Ronald Chow BMSc
  • Brinda Emu MD
  • Trinh Bui PharmD
  • Elizabeth Horn Prsic MD
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  • Tamara Sacks MD
  • David E Weissman MD
  • Robert M Arnold MD
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  • Hillary Lum MD, PhD
  • Robert M Arnold MD
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  • Jennifer Johnson MD, PhD
  • Robert M Arnold MD
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  • Bansari Patel APN
  • Deon Cox-Hayley DO
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  • Elizabeth Chaitin DHCE
  • Drew A Rosielle MD
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  • Arif H Kamal MD
  • Eduardo Bruera MD
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  • Julie Wilson Childers MD
  • Robert M Arnold MD
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  • David E Weissman MD
  • Tim Quill MD
  • Robert M Arnold MD
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  • David E Weissman MD
  • Tim Quill MD
  • Robert M Arnold MD
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  • David E Weissman MD
  • Tim Quill MD
  • Robert M Arnold MD
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  • David E Weissman MD
  • Tim Quill MD
  • Robert M Arnold MD
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  • David E Weissman MD
  • Tim Quill MD
  • Robert M Arnold MD
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  • David E Weissman MD
  • Tim Quill MD
  • Robert M Arnold MD
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  • Rohtesh Mehta MD, MPH
  • Robert M Arnold MD
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  • Jennifer Connelly MD
  • David E Weissman MD
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  • Mei-Ean Yeow MD
  • Rohtesh Mehta MD, MPH
  • Douglas B White MD, MAS
  • Eytan Szmuilowicz MD
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  • Mei-Ean Yeow MD
  • Eytan Szmuilowicz MD
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  • Ciarán Bradley MD
  • Melech Lensky BCC, JD
  • Karen Brasel MD, MPH
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  • Ciarán Bradley MD
  • Melech Lensky BCC, JD
  • Karen Brasel MD, MPH
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  • René Claxton MD MS
  • Derek Angus MD
  • Robert M Arnold MD
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  • Rohtesh Mehta MD, MPH
  • Robert M Arnold MD
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  • Rohtesh Mehta MD, MPH
  • Robert M Arnold MD
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  • Stacy M Kessler MD
  • Keith M Swetz MD, MA
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  • Jane E Loitman MD
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  • Dana Lustbader MD, FCCM, FCCP
  • Michael J Goldstein MD
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  • Jane E Loitman MD
  • Gail Gazelle MD
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  • Alexander D. Ginsburg MD
  • René Claxton MD MS
  • Julie W. Childers MD
  • Robert M Arnold MD
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  • Sangeeta Lamba MD
  • Tammie E Quest MD
  • David E Weissman MD
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  • Sangeeta Lamba MD
  • Tammie E Quest MD
  • David E Weissman MD
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  • Randall E Schisler MD
  • Hunter Groninger MD
  • Drew A Rosielle MD
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  • Sarah Merriam MD
  • René Claxton MD MS
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  • Elliott Kozin MD
  • Joseph Straton MD
  • Jennifer Kapo MD
  • Paul Fletcher MD
  • Benjamin Skoch DO

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

Currently Unavailable

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.