Are you a healthcare professional, trainee, or student considering authoring a Fast Fact? We strongly encourage you to contact us regarding your interest and/or proposed topic through the linked contact form: mypcnow.org | Contact. Doing so can save you a lot of time in case the topic is not desired or is already taken by another author group.
A few words about authoring a Fast Fact before you begin. Fast Facts by design are meant to be concise. Most are about a page to a little over a page excluding the references. The primary aim of Fast Facts is to provide a quick, evidence-based teaching tool that hospice or palliative medicine (HPM) clinicians can give to non-HPM clinicians when they are struggling with a specific HPM-related care issue. This means the best Fast Facts are clinically applicable to generalist clinicians but also targeted to a specific HPM care concern.
Before you begin authoring a Fast Fact, please review and complete the attached documents: the Author Attestation Form — Fast Fact and the Fast Fact Template Guide for Authors. Writing a Fast Fact is a highly collaborative and iterative process that often involves multiple rounds of editing and peer review to ensure consistency, clarity, and high-quality educational content. While the process can be detailed, published Fast Facts are widely read, shared, and cross-published in the Journal of Palliative Medicine, making the effort worthwhile for contributing authors.