American Academy of Hospice & Palliative Medicine

HPM FAST Psychiatry and Cognition 3rd Edition

Serious or life-threatening illness requires whole-person care. Cognitive and behavioral symptoms need to be appropriately assessed and managed. Neurological diseases require specific knowledge. Delirium is a symptom that is frequently present and inadequately recognized and treated near the end of…

HPM FAST Prognostication 3rd Edition

Accurate prognostication is critical to recognizing the need for hospice and palliative care and advanced planning in patients with advanced disease. Unfortunately, formal education on how to use prognostication is often lacking. Providers need evidence-based education on prognosticating a variety…