Annual Evidence Update on Patient and Carer Involvement in Chronic Disease: 17-21 January 2011

An update of the evidence on this topic from NHS Evidence - supportive and palliative care.

This is the third evidence update on patient and carer engagement in chronic disease management and we have continued to broaden the scope of the literature we accessed, in order to reflect the widening field of supportive and end of life care.

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Annual Evidence Update on Supportive and Palliative Care in Chronic Lung Disease: 22-26 November 2010

An update of the evidence on this topic from NHS Evidence - supportive and palliative care.

This Annual Evidence Update addresses supportive and palliative care issues in people with chronic respiratory disease and will focus on two of the most important issues for patients with pulmonary problems. The first is dyspnoea (or breathlessness). This symptom is usually one of the most prevalent in surveys of problems associated with respiratory and also many other systemic illnesses. The second specific topic is cough, which is less common but can nevertheless be just as distressing for patients with cancer and other chronic conditions.

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Annual Evidence Update on Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Supportive and Palliative Care: 6-10 September 2010

An update of the evidence on this topic from NHS Evidence - supportive and palliative care.

The latest update from NHS Evidence - supportive and palliative care focuses on the best new evidence on treatments for anorexia and cachexia in chronic disease and palliative care.

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Annual Evidence Update on Pain: 12-16 April 2010

An update of the evidence on this topic from NHS Evidence - supportive and palliative care.

The 2010 Annual Evidence Update (AEU) on pain in supportive and palliative care is the fourth in our series. Previous AEUs have covered general aspects of pain management in cancer and chronic diseases as well as special situations like pain in dementia and specific treatments such as cannabinoids. This year we are revisiting general pain management in both cancer and non-cancer chronic disease patients to allow clinicians and researchers to keep up to date on the rapid changes in this area.

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Annual Evidence Update on Patient and Carer Involvement in Chronic Disease: 18-22 January 2010

An update of the evidence on this topic from NHS Evidence - supportive and palliative care.

The second Annual Evidence Update on 'Patient and carer involvement in chronic disease' collects together the best current knowledge on self care in chronic disease management. Key resources from a small sample of chronic conditions, together with the End of Life Care setting are placed within the general theme of user involvement in health services.

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Annual Evidence Update on Supportive and Palliative Care in Chronic Lung Disease: 23-27 November 2009

An update of the evidence on this topic from NHS Evidence - supportive and palliative care.

The Annual Evidence Update on supportive and palliative care in chronic lung disease collects together the best new knowledge covering two key symptoms which affect most patients - cough and dyspnoea (breathlessness). Our review of the literature will encompass recent advances in our understanding of the mechanisms of these symptoms as well as their management using drugs, physical, nursing and other non-pharmacological methods.

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Annual Evidence Update on Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Supportive and Palliative Care: 7-11 September 2009

An update of the evidence on this topic from NHS Evidence - supportive and palliative care.

The second supportive and palliative care Annual Evidence Update on symptom management in gastroenterology collects together the latest high quality evidence on 3 topics:

• Mouth care
• Diarrhoea
• Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) feeding

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Annual Evidence Update on Pain: 30 March - 3 April 2009

An update of the evidence on this topic from the NLH Supportive and Palliative Care Specialist Library.

This Annual Evidence Update collects together the latest high quality evidence on three important aspects of pain in supportive and palliative care: Cannabinoids for pain management, Pain management in dementia, Pain and cancer survivorship.

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Annual Evidence Update on Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Supportive and Palliative Care: 9-13 February 2009

An update of the evidence on this topic from the NLH Supportive and Palliative Care Specialist Library.

The first Annual Evidence Update on 'Gastrointestinal symptoms in supportive and palliative care' is available on 9 February 2009. The best current evidence on three key topics is collected together: (a) Nausea and vomiting, (b) Constipation and (c) Bowel obstruction.

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Annual Evidence Update on Patient and Carer Involvement in Chronic Disease: 19-23 January 2009

An update of the evidence on this topic from the NLH Supportive and Palliative Care Specialist Library.

This Annual Evidence Update collects together the best current knowledge on self care in chronic disease management. Key resources from a small sample of chronic conditions are placed within the general theme of user involvement in health services.

Find out more at http://www.library.nhs.uk/palliative

Annual Evidence Update on Pain in Supportive and Palliative Care: 28 April - 2 May 2008

An update of the evidence on this topic produced by the NLH Supportive and Palliative Care Specialist Library

This update has been organised by the NLH Supportive and Palliative Care Specialist Library to highlight the best current evidence in this complex area in a concise, easy to read format. It is our second Annual Evidence Update on the topic and was the result of a search for systematic reviews covering a broad view of pain in supportive and palliative care. The included reviews are split into five sub-topics: 1. Mechanisms of pain, 2. Pain assessment, 3. Pain management, 4. Breakthrough pain, 5. The patient experience and patient involvement.

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