PC-FACS (Fast Article Critical Summaries for Clinicians in Palliative Care)

PC-FACS (Fast Article Critical Summaries for Clinicians in Palliative Care), an electronic publication of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, provides palliative care clinicians with concise summaries of the most important findings from more than 50 medical and scientific journals. Each month, structured summaries and insightful commentaries on 6-10 articles help palliative care clinicians stay on top of the research that is critical to contemporary practice. PC-FACS is free to AAHPM members and members can earn up to 3 CME credits quarterly.

PC-FACS Samples

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CME Program through December 2011

Each quarter AAHPM members can take a posttest of 15 questions based on the summaries of PC-FACS articles. Three credits of CME will be given if 12 of the 15 questions are answered correctly. The CME fee is $15 for each posttest. AAHPM is phasing out the CME program for PC-FACS. The final posttest will be for the first quarter 2010 PC-FACS. Learn more about the CME program.

Past Issues

Members may view past issues of PC-FACS.

Search Database

Members may search archived PC-FACS articles by title, author, and keywords.

Editor-in-Chief
Amy P. Abernethy, MD FAAHPM
Duke University Medical Center

Associate Editor-in-Chief
Donna S. Zhukovsky, MD, FACP
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

PC-FACS Editorial Board