Background: Early integration of palliative care into the management of patients with serious
disease has the potential to both improve quality of life of patients and families and reduce …

As management of patients with cancer is evolving, an increased focus is being placed on
individualized patient-centered care. Early integration of palliative care into the overall …

Palliative care is a fundamental component of cancer care. As part of the 2011 to 2012
Leadership Development Program (LDP) of the American Society of Clinical Oncology …

Over the past five decades, palliative care has evolved from serving patients at the end of life
into a highly specialized discipline focused on delivering supportive care to patients with life …

Despite significant advances in understanding the benefits of early integration of palliative
care with disease management, many people living with a chronic life-threatening illness …

Background: Promoting Excellence in End-of Life Care, a national program of The Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation, funded 22 demonstration projects representing a wide range of …

Objective: To identify barrier to achieving universal access to high quality palliative care in
Canada, review published national strategies and frameworks to promote palliative care …

Over the last 10 years the number of palliative care teams in hospitals has more than
doubled. Yet despite the myriad benefits of palliative care, as well as its recent growth, much …

In 2014 the World Health Organization called for palliative care to be integrated as an
essential element of the health care continuum. Yet in 2017 US palliative care services are …

Palliative care programs are rapidly evolving in acute care facilities. Increased and earlier
access has been advocated for patients with life-threatening illnesses. Existing programs …