CoV-2) pandemic will likely strain our health care system beyond capacity, and palliative
care services will be needed across many different care settings, including intensive care …

Relieving physical and emotional distress and supporting patients and families through
illness, even when cureisnotpossible, isfoundationaltomedicine. Yet, while statesandhealthsystemshavedevotedmuch …

The unprecedented and unfolding global situation with Coronavirus (the virus SaRS Cov-2,
leading to the disease named COVID-19)(WHO, 2020) has forced health care providers …

Palliative care services are under-resourced at the best of times. The 2017 Lancet
Commission on Palliative Care and Pain Relief described the widespread lack of access to …

Specialist palliative care services (SPCS) have a vital role to play in the global coronavirus
disease 2019 pandemic. Core expertise in complex symptom management, decision …

The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to surpass the healthcare system's capacity to provide
intensive care to all patients who deteriorate as a result of the disease. This poses a unique …

A Beacon for Dark Times: Palliative Care Support During the Coronavirus Pandemic | NEJM
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Context The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is stressing health care
systems throughout the world. Significant numbers of patients are being admitted to the …

With early studies suggesting that patients with active cancer are particularly susceptible to
COVID-19, the current pandemic is forcing palliative care health care professionals to better …

Background: Specialist palliative care services have a key role in a whole system response
to COVID-19, a disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. There is a need to understand …