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Inspiring to see so many researchers from the Department of Supportive Care Department of Supportive Care come together at our recent research retreat to plan the development and implementation of our new Supportive Care Clinical Trials Program. Stay tuned for more updates to come in 2024!

Congratulations Dr. Warren Lewin! linkedin.com/posts/ocfp_as-…

Celebrating JCO's 40th: Congrats to the #1 most cited #JCO article of the past 40 years! 'Gemcitabine For Advanced Pancreas Cancer' by Skip Burris, MD et al. (1997). Read the Flashback Foreword by Eileen M O’Reilly, Andrew L. Ko, MD, Jonathan Friedberg 👉 brnw.ch/21wFmYc #OncTwitter

This study highlights the wide-ranging views held by health leaders regarding the optimal relationship between MAiD and palliative and end-of-life care in Canada. ➡️ cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.… Gilla Shapiro Eryn Tong Camilla Zimmermann MD PhD Sara Jennifer Gibson M Gary Rodin

Disparities in end-of-life care 🕰️ The pandemic caused more cancer patients to die at home and less delivery of palliative care. The low socioeconomic group was the hardest hit, as their increase in home deaths was not accompanied by palliative care. >> doi.org/10.1001/jamane…

🚨In this original report, we found that increased utilization of palliative care during hospitalization for patients with metastatic cancer, including early consultations for younger patients and irrespective of receiving invasive medical procedures, has the capacity to increase

#RecentPublication "Palliative Care as a Component of High-Value and Cost-Saving Care During Hospitalization for Metastatic Cancer" Camilla Zimmermann MD PhD pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38442311/

Researchers at UHN's Princess Margaret Cancer Centre found that the #COVID19 pandemic led to increased disparities in end-of-life care for patients with cancer. Learn how Camilla Zimmermann MD PhD’s study can lead to more equitable palliative care ⬇ jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

Common Sense Oncology leadership team is having its first annual meeting next week in Montreal. Our opening plenary session will be open to all CSO members. Join us by zoom for the LIVE plenary session with these leaders in our field. Register for zoom link here-

People with opioid use disorder are less likely to receive palliative care in communities during the 90 days before death. ➡️ cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.… Jenny Lau Mary Scott Tara Gomes Camilla Zimmermann MD PhD Sarina Isenberg @virtualhospice Pan-Canadian Palliative Care Research Collaborativ CIHR Bruyère

Just 1 week away! There's still time to register for the inaugural Supportive Care Update Conference at: events.myconferencesuite.com/DSC_Update2024

Big weekend for The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation - it's the 2024 Ride to Conquer Cancer! It was an honour and a privilege to send off our very own Team Supportive Care this morning! Our Ride team raised a whopping $50,000! Way to go!

Online First: Celiac plexus #radiosurgery for #pain management in advanced #cancer: a multicentre, single-arm, phase 2 trial thelancet.com/journals/lanon…

💻Our next Journal of Palliative Medicine Top Ten paper on what #PalliativeCare clinicians should know about interpreting a clinical trial➡️excellent guidance to informed evidence-based practice📚Stay tuned for partner article on designing a clinical trial🔗:liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/jp… #hapc #hpm

Routine symptom screening tools may represent an opportunity for oncology teams to identify and treat burdensome symptoms and to stratify patients for triaged referral to specialist services. Read our new editorial in JCO Oncology Practice: ascopubs.org/doi/full/10.12…

I will never get tired of listening to Harvey Max Chochinov !!! His address to the medical class of 2028. Should be a mandatory video for all #Doctors to watch to remind them that our #Patients are people. Thank you Harvey!🎤 youtu.be/ni-gIDtM3co?fe… #MedTwitter #MedEd #Palliative

Please mark this date in your calendar. Looking forward to MASCC 2025!

Corticosteroids for Immune-Related Adverse Events and Checkpoint Inhibitor Efficacy: Analysis of Six #ClinicalTrials. UMC Utrecht Anne May brnw.ch/21wM7aB

New editorial discusses recent RCT published in Journal of Clinical Oncology: Oral cannabis (THC:CBD) extract promising for patients with refractory chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. Further trials needed comparing with other antiemetics, particularly olanzapine. ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JC…