The Interface of Emergency and Palliative Care.

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has taught emergency medicine providers that palliative and goals of care discussions should be at the forefront of most critically ill ED patient presentations. We summarize three articles that discuss the interfacing of palliative and emergency medicine. This multidisciplinary journal club primarily focused on the initiation of palliative care utilization in the ED. As discussed in this article, randomized studies have demonstrated that integration of palliative care into the ED increases the frequency of palliative care consults and improves a patient’s self-reported quality of life1. Other studies have suggested that palliative care is not well-incorporated into emergency medicine training or practice.