There is growing evidence of the benefits of palliative care for patients with complex cardiovascular disease. A modified Delphi study, recently published in JACC: Advances, aimed to develop a core set of palliative care competencies for cardiovascular medicine trainees. The study achieved consensus on 14 core palliative care skills for cardiovascular disease fellows to master during training, which may contribute to higher-quality, patient-centered care. Read more.

• Check out ACC's self-paced, free online on-demand course, Palliative Care for the Cardiovascular Clinician, geared to help cardiologists gain skills in these areas.
• Read the 2024 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on Clinical Assessment, Management, and Trajectory of Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure Focused Update for guidance on involving specialty palliative care.
• Access Palliative Care and Heart Disease resources from CardioSmart to facilitate shared decision-making conversations.