Palliative Care

Maria Goddard, MD

3 Misconceptions About Geriatric Wound Patients
August 4, 2023
Editor's Note: Is there a difference between hospice and end of life care? In this interview, Dr. Maria Goddard MD, CWS, FAPWCA sheds light on 3 misconceptions in treating the geriatric population as ...
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5 Tips for Proper Wound Care Documentation
February 25, 2016
By Rick Hall, BA, RN, CWON Wound care documentation is a hot topic with overseeing agencies dealing with the medical industry. Good documentation is imperative to protect all those giving care to p...
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An Ode to the Sick and Dying: A Doctor's Perspective on Losing a Colleague
March 18, 2014
By Michael Miller DO, FACOS, FAPWCA, WCC A friend and colleague is going to die. This of itself is not news as the process of dying unquestionably begins from the moment of conception. This case is...
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Approaching Lymphedema in Patients Receiving Palliative Care for Cancer
August 1, 2024
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Assessing the Palliative Wound Patient
October 4, 2012
By Aletha Tippett MD Assessment of the individual for palliative wound care is not much different from the assessment for any wound patient. Initial questions that that should be asked in your asse...
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Can Amputation be Palliative?
August 7, 2013
By Aletha Tippett MD In considering this question as to whether amputation can be palliative, let’s keep clear that these are two separate subjects that sometimes interact. It is key to always keep...
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Classification and Management of Fistulas
February 15, 2018
By Holly Hovan MSN, APRN, CWOCN-AP A fistula is an abnormal opening between two areas that typically shouldn't be connected, or with an epithelialized tract. An example is an opening from the bowel...
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Don’t All Wounds Deserve Palliative Care?
February 20, 2013
By Aletha Tippett MD For over a decade now I have treated wounds in palliative care patients and non-palliative care patients. The “funny” thing is that there is no difference in how I treat these ...
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End of Life Care and Patient-Centered Nutrition Support
April 15, 2015
By Mary Ellen Posthauer RDN, CD, LD, FAND Recently there have been numerous articles and webinars focusing on the methods health care professional can employ to effectively communicate and engage i...
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Expanding Your Knowledge of Palliative Wound Care
January 26, 2015
By Aletha Tippett, MD There is lots in store for the new year, and a great many wound care conferences just chock-full of information. There is one conference this year that you may not know about—...
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