MJHS Institute for Innovation in Palliative Care

Prognostication in Chronic Illness -- Pauline Lesage, MD, LLM

This podcast will address the complexity of prognostication in chronic advanced illness and cancer.

Definitions of Palliative Care and Hospice -- Christine Kucinskis, LCSW, CSW-G, ACHP-SW

The goal of the podcast is to discuss care options available in the US including hospice and palliative care and how they are implemented.

Medical Marijuana in Palliative Care -- Cristian Zanartu, MD

This podcast reviews the use of medical marijuana in symptom care--particularly in pain, nausea, and anorexia. 

Research in Palliative Care: Goals and Methods -- Russell K. Portenoy, MD

This podcast aims to improve clinicians' knowledge of research practices, enhancing their ability to participate in research and to critically evaluate the research literature in palliative care.

Use of Methadone in Pain Management -- Ebtesam Ahmed, PharmD, MS

This podcast reviews the guidelines and recommendations for the safe use of methadone for chronic pain, including how to avoid risks related to overdose and cardiac arrhythmias.

Case Conference: A 69-year-old patient with COPD, actively treated lung cancer, and functional decline due to dyspnea and anxiety -- Michael Zablow, MD

The purpose of this podcast is to explore how the treatment of lung cancer can affect quality of life.

Case Conference: A 76-year-old man with chronic myelogenous leukemia and postherpetic neuralgia -- Russell K. Portenoy, MD

The purpose of this podcast is to enhance the knowledge of primary care physicians and nurse practitioners in the palliation of postherpetic neuralgia in a patient with chronic leukemia.

Wound Care in Advanced Illness -- Diane Maydick, EdD, RN, ACNS-BC, CWOCN

This podcast provides nurses with information and strategies to implement evidence-based practices to prevent and/or manage wounds in advanced illness.

Futility and Goals in the Illness Trajectory: Setting Boundaries -- Pauline Lesage, MD, LLM

This podcast explores a broad spectrum of definitions of the futility concept, contextualizes futility in relation to various goals of care, addresses the underlying motives of parties involved in decision-making, and proposes an alternative concept to futility.

Nursing Workshop: Assessment and Management of Pain and Symptoms in Chronic Illness

This podcast discusses screening and best practices for managing pain and symptoms among the chronically ill in community settings.