Patient and Provider Attitudes and Preferences Regarding Early Palliative Care Delivery for Patients with Advanced Gastrointestinal Cancers: A Prospective Survey.

Early integrated palliative care (EIPC) for patients with advanced cancers requires the involvement of family doctors (FDs) and oncologists. We compared attitudes between patients and their providers regarding the delivery of EIPC. Patients with newly diagnosed incurable gastrointestinal (GI) cancer at a tertiary cancer centre in Ontario, Canada, were surveyed using a study-specific instrument regarding the importance of and preferences for accessing support across eight domains of palliative care.

Estimation of Surgical Blood Loss by Anesthesia and Surgical Trainees: Impact of an Educational Intervention on Interrater Reliability.

Intraoperative blood loss estimation by members of the anesthesia and surgical teams is often inaccurate, with potentially detrimental clinical consequences. Despite this, few trainees receive standardized training in blood loss estimation. This study examined the impact of an educational intervention for visual blood loss estimation on anesthesia and surgical trainees' accuracy and interrater reliability.

The perceptions and beliefs of cannabis use among Canadian genitourinary cancer patients.

Introduction: The legalization of recreational cannabis in Canada in 2018 has led to many patients being curious about the benefits of taking cannabis in conjunction with their cancer treatment. We investigated the perceptions among genitourinary (GU) cancer patients regarding cannabis use as part of their care plans.

Methods: A survey was created to explore current cannabis use behaviors, reasons for cannabis use, and the beliefs of cannabis usefulness towards cancer-related care, including cancer treatment, among GU cancer patients.

Use of cannabis in urological cancer patients: A review to evaluate risk for cancer development, therapeutic use, and symptom management.

Introduction: Recent recreational legalization of cannabis has resulted in an increased interest in the therapeutic effects of cannabis use in cancer patients, with reports of its use in symptom management and as a risk factor for cancer development. The objective of this review was to evaluate the literature on the association of cannabis use with the risk of cancer development, symptom management, and therapeutic management in the urological cancer (UC) patient population.

Methods: A systematic search of databases and trial registries for papers published from January 1947 to March 2020 on cannabis, symptom and therapeutic management, and cancer development in UC patients was conducted.

Exploring patient-reported barriers to advance care planning in family practice.

Background: Although patient-centred care has become increasingly important across all medical specialties, when it comes to end of life care, research has shown that treatments ordered are not often concordant with people's expressed preferences. Patient and family engagement in Advance Care Planning (ACP) in the primary care setting could improve the concordance between patients' wishes and the healthcare received when patients cannot speak for themselves. The aim of this study was to better understand the barriers faced by older patients regarding talking to their family members and family physicians about ACP.