Sarah F. D’Ambruoso, NP

Opinion

The end of the telemedicine era?

Author:: Sarah F. D’Ambruoso, NP

Publish date: April 3, 2023

Telemedicine revolutionized outpatient palliative care delivery, but the telemedicine era is evolving.

Opinion

Oncologists may be too quick to refer patients to palliative care

Author:: Sarah F. D’Ambruoso, NP

Publish date: January 18, 2023

Integrating palliative care into routine cancer care need not always require a specialty palliative care nurse.

Opinion

Cancer as a full contact sport

Author:: Sarah F. D’Ambruoso, NP

Publish date: October 3, 2022

The complexity of cancer care has long necessitated a team approach to planning cancer treatment.

Opinion

Patients with blood cancers underutilize palliative care

Author:: Sarah F. D’Ambruoso, NP

Publish date: June 23, 2022

Today in “Diminutio,” Sarah D’Ambruoso, NP, highlights this and other key presentations on palliative care from the ASCO annual meeting.

Opinion

Filling opioid prescriptions akin to a Sisyphean task

Author:: Sarah F. D’Ambruoso, NP

Publish date: March 8, 2022

“Instead of preserving access to desperately needed pain medicine for those suffering with serious illness, states and insurers have aggressively s...

Opinion

“I didn’t want to meet you.” Dispelling myths about palliative care

Author:: Sarah F. D’Ambruoso, NP

Publish date: February 2, 2022

This is the first installment of “Diminutio,” a column by Sarah D’Ambruoso, NP, a palliative care nurse in oncology. Today, she shares stories from...