Background Provision of palliative care is part of the standard of care for patients with
serious, life-limiting medical illnesses. Patients in the palliative care setting have high rates …

2 Cassell CK, Foley KM. Principles for care of patients at the end-of-life: an emerging
consensus among specialties of medicine. New York, NY: Millbank Memorial Fund, 1999 3 …

The need for improved palliative care education has been well documented [1–5]. Current
information confirms that physicians and nurses have insufficient training in topics related to …

Purpose: Given minimal studies describing the role and practice of speech-language
pathologists (SLPs) in adult palliative care, the aim of this review was to compile a database …

The client's ability to communicate is key to providing quality palliative end-of-life care. A
speech–language pathologist (SLP) can facilitate the patient's ability to communicate …

Background: Palliative care has been identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as
a critical policy element for the relief of suffering, yet palliative care policy receives minimal …

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In reviewing the literature, there are few articles describing the role of the speech-language
pathologist in hospice. Communication impairments can impact upon the hospice team's …

Background: In response to the nationwide need for improved care of patients at end of life,
our medical school implemented approximately 20 hours of mandatory coursework on the …

End-of-life care is an essential element of quality cancer care. Nevertheless, a majority of
physicians and nurses working at cancer centers feel unprepared for this task. As part of a …