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ed over the past 15years in VQI registries. Patients undergoing IIB and EVAR demonstrated decreases in POMI rates that correspond with a reduction in CRIs and increased preoperative statin use. CEA and SIB had no significant change in POMI rates nor CRIs. The etiology of decreased POMI rate is uncertain, but increasing statin use, patient-specific factors, and patient selection for procedures may be important drivers of this improvement.

Except for TEVAR, the incidence of POMI has remained unchanged or decreased over the past 15 years in VQI registries. Patients undergoing IIB and EVAR demonstrated decreases in POMI rates that correspond with a reduction in CRIs and increased preoperative statin use. CEA and SIB had no significant change in POMI rates nor CRIs. The etiology of decreased POMI rate is uncertain, but increasing statin use, patient-specific factors, and patient selection for procedures may be important drivers of this improvement.Therapeutic presence is one of the fundamental skills that palliative care providers have to offer. The COVID-19 pandemic has created many barriers to connection that impact the way providers practice. This narrative piece about a remote cross-country palliative care encounter offers reflections on creating therapeutic presence amidst the current pandemic.

Dysphagia is a common concern, especially in the last several days of life. Medications are often crushed for ease of administration for individuals with swallowing difficulty.

To assess palatability of commonly used crushed over-the-counter (OTC) medications. A secondary objective is to evaluate pharmacist knowledge and opinions of crushing medications.

Pharmacist participants sampled crushed OTC medications and completed presampling and postsampling surveys about crushing medications. Participants were excluded for current smoking or tobacco use, pregnancy, allergy to any study medication or applesauce, or potential drug-drug interaction with study medications. Eight OTC medications were crushed and mixed in applesauce naproxen, fexofenadine, phenazopyridine, multivitamin, loperamide, famotidine, sennosides, and sennosides-docusate. Participants were blinded to medication samples and control (plain applesauce). Samples were rated from one (least palatable) to five (most palatable). Investigators recorhanged after this palatability experiment. Clinicians should evaluate the appropriateness of all medications when dysphagia is a concern and deprescribe medications when appropriate to reduce burden for patients and caregivers.

A minority of patients with advanced or metastatic gynecologic cancer utilize palliative care and lack of knowledge may be a barrier to receiving palliative care services.

To identify sources used by patients with advanced or metastatic gynecologic cancer to learn about palliative care and evaluate for differences in knowledge about palliative care and palliative care utilization by knowledge source.

Patients with gynecologic cancer receiving treatment for advanced or metastatic gynecologic cancer at a single academic medical center were surveyed about their awareness of and knowledge about palliative care. Medical chart review was conducted.

Of the 111 women surveyed, 70 had heard of palliative care (63%). Sixty-eight specified from where they learned of palliative care cancer care (n=28; 41.2%), word of mouth (n=26; 38.2%), work (n=6; 8.8%), self-education (n=4; 5.9%), personal experience (n=2; 2.9%), or do not know (n=2; 2.9%). Knowledge about palliative care (P=0.35) and palliative care utilization (P=0.81) did not differ by awareness of palliative care.

Most women receiving treatment for advanced gynecologic cancer have heard of palliative care from sources other than their cancer care providers. Knowledge about palliative care and source of knowledge about palliative care were not associated with palliative care utilization. Awareness of palliative care and palliative care utilization may be improved by increasing the low rate of health provider-based education and engaging cancer patients' social networks.

Most women receiving treatment for advanced gynecologic cancer have heard of palliative care from sources other than their cancer care providers. Knowledge about palliative care and source of knowledge about palliative care were not associated with palliative care utilization. FGF401 Awareness of palliative care and palliative care utilization may be improved by increasing the low rate of health provider-based education and engaging cancer patients' social networks.

We reviewed the Veterans Health Administration Bereaved Family Survey's open-ended responses to understand end-of-life (EOL) care best practices for Vietnam and pre-Vietnam Veterans.

To identify 1) recommendations for improved EOL care enhancements for older Veterans, 2) a model of best practices in EOL care for Veterans, and 3) any relevant differences in best practices between Vietnam and prior war eras.

We examined five years of Bereaved Family Survey data (n=2784), collected between 2013 and 2017, from bereaved family members of Veterans focusing on 2 open-ended questions 1) Is there anything else you would like to share about the Veteran's care during his last month of life? 2) Is there anything else you would like to share about how the care could have been improved for the Veteran? Applied thematic analysis identified successes and challenges in the experience of the bereaved of Vietnam and pre-Vietnam era Veterans.

Regardless of war era and death venue, a patient-centered approach to EOL care with readily available staff who could 1) provide ongoing support, comfort, honor, and validation; 2) routinely adjust to the patient's changing needs; 3) and provide clear, honest, timely, compassionate communication was important to the bereaved. Consideration of the uniqueness of Vietnam Veterans is beneficial.

Patient-centered EOL care should include assigning a point of contact that follows the patient, educates the family on expectations, ensures the patient's changing needs are met, ensures the family has appropriate support, and communicates updates to the family throughout the patient's care continuum.

Patient-centered EOL care should include assigning a point of contact that follows the patient, educates the family on expectations, ensures the patient's changing needs are met, ensures the family has appropriate support, and communicates updates to the family throughout the patient's care continuum.