Background: The cognitive and communication challenges experienced by people with
intellectual disability present difficulties for health professionals, particularly in the face of …

Background. Speech therapy is important in palliative care and endof-life care of the
geriatric population. Comfort feeding is an option for such patients, but there is no guideline …

Background: Formal training in dealing with death and dying issues is not a standard
content area in communication sciences and disorders programmes' curricula. At the same …

Objectives Decision‐making around dysphagia management is becoming increasingly
challenging due to the complexity of contexts associated with an ageing population. The …

Background: This paper investigates the palliative care competencies (knowledge,
behaviours, attitudes) and education needs of nurses and healthcare assistants (HCAs) who …

Context Language barriers can influence the health quality and outcomes of limited English
proficiency (LEP) patients at end of life, including symptom assessment and utilization of …

Background The increase in the numbers of patients requiring palliative care input prior to
death, and a global economic situation where few countries are able to invest further in …

Purpose End-of-life law governs end-of-life decision-making in clinical practice. There has
been little analysis of the specific legal issues relevant to allied health professionals working …

PURPOSE: To assess the impact of the current curriculum for physician assistant (PA)
students in palliative medicine and end-of-life care. METHODS: PA students were invited to …

Background There is growing evidence that generalists may lack skills and knowledge in
palliative care provision. This has led to consideration of what the core competencies for …