Vol 4, No 3 (July 30, 2015): Annals of Palliative Medicine (Early Palliative Care I)

Message From the Editor-in-Chief

Early palliative care and integration of palliative care models in modern oncology practices

Charles B. Simone II

PDF Pages: 84-86 Full Text (5526) Open Access

Preface

Early palliative care: philosophy vs. reality

Jan Gaertner, Stephen Lutz, Edward Chow

PDF Pages: 87-88 Full Text (4506) Open Access

Original Article

Models of integration of oncology and palliative care

David Hui, Eduardo Bruera

PDF Pages: 89-98 Full Text (29599) Open Access

Review Article

A review of the trials which examine early integration of outpatient and home palliative care for patients with serious illnesses

Mellar P. Davis, Jennifer S. Temel, Tracy Balboni, Paul Glare

PDF Pages: 99-121 Full Text (21380) Open Access

Early integration of palliative care into oncology: evidence, challenges and barriers

Wanqing Iris Zhi, Thomas J. Smith

PDF Pages: 122-131 Full Text (18202) Open Access

Clinical oncology and palliative medicine as a combined specialty—a unique model in Hong Kong

Rebecca Yeung, Kam-Hung Wong, Kwok-Keung Yuen, Ka-Yan Wong, Yvonne Yau, Sing-Hung Lo, Rico Liu

PDF Pages: 132-134 Full Text (5161) Open Access

Early palliative care and its translation into oncology practice in Canada: barriers and challenges

Konrad Fassbender, Sharon M. Watanabe

PDF Pages: 135-149 Full Text (9985) Open Access

Perspective

Nursing perspectives on palliative care 2015

Margaret I. Fitch, Monika C. Fliedner, Margaret O’Connor

PDF Pages: 150-155 Full Text (28954) Open Access

Systematic Review

Resource allocation issues concerning early palliative care

Jan Gaertner, Bernd-Oliver Maier, Lukas Radbruch

PDF Pages: 156-161 Full Text (6861) Open Access

Palliative Radiotherapy Column (Review Article)

Incorporation of life expectancy estimates in the treatment of palliative care patients receiving radiotherapy: treatment approaches in light of incomplete prognostic models

Nicholas Chiu, Leonard Chiu, Stephen Lutz, Na Zhang, Breanne Lechner, Natalie Pulenzas, Marko Popovic, Carlo DeAngelis, Milica Milakovic, Ronald Chow, Edward Chow

PDF Pages: 162-168 Full Text (8597) Open Access

Disclosure:

The focused issue “Early Palliative Care I” was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Palliative Medicine without any sponsorship or funding. Jan Gaertner, Stephen Lutz and Edward Chow served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the focused issue.