Over the last few weeks, several tools, both for healthcare professionals and patients, have been in the news. Here is a summary of the tools and links where you can get more information:
- Professionals
- Tools for tomorrow: a scoping review of patient-facing tools for advance care planning a journal article that reviews “99 unique patient-facing tools… It demonstrates a broad array of innovative ACP tools that facilitate personalized and effective ACP…finding contribute to an enhanced understanding of their utilization & potential impacts, offering valuable insight for future tool development and policy making in ACP.”
- American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) new recommendations for palliative care at the time of diagnosis.
- IHI Age friendly mobility assessment tools to be used in a variety of care settings
- GeriatricPain.org is a one-stop website from the University of Iowa Csomay Center for Gerontological Excellence with free best-practice tools and resources that support recommendations for quality pain assessment and management in older adults.
- National Quality Forum (NQF) practice guidelines for Hospice and Palliative Care state “a social assessment plan should address sexuality/intimacy, an area frequently overlooked in social planning.” CAPC provides an overview and questions to help guide the conversation
- Patients
- My Health Checklist– a guide to help you prepare for your medical appointment- by The Conversation Project- uses the 4M’s (Matters, Medication, Mind and Mobility) Also Available in Spanish and Portuguese
- Veterans Health Administration (VHA) video Series– 4 stories for patients about having “what matters most” conversation with your healthcare team
