Of particular interest in this week's issue of Media Watch (copy attached):

Barriers and facilitators to optimal supportive end-of-life palliative care in long-term care facilities: A qualitative descriptive study of community-based and specialist palliative care physicians’ experiences, perceptions and perspectives

Palliative care needs-assessment and measurement tools used in patients with heart failure: A systematic mixed-studies review with narrative synthesis

MVP (Medical situation, Values & Plan): A memorable and useful model for all serious illness conversations