ASCO, AAHPM Issue Guidance Statement on Hospice, Palliative Care in Oncology Practice

Healio - Cites comments by Kathleen Bickel, assistant professor of medicine, on a recent study she conducted with fellow researchers to define what constitutes as high-quality primary palliative care delivered by medical oncology practices. "The small workforce of palliative care specialists are insufficient to meet the needs of all patients with cancer in the U.S. who might benefit from these services," says Bickel.