The importance of interprofessional collaboration in achieving high quality outcomes,
improving patient quality of life, and decreasing costs has been growing significantly in …

As people live longer with chronic disease and serious illness in the US, palliative care
teams are called upon to support patients and their families. Social workers are an integral …

Over the past decade, the number of hospital-based palliative care teams has significantly
increased in the US and Canada, as well as other parts of the world. As a result, the number …

Social workers play an important role in the delivery of Hospice Palliative Care in many
diverse settings. The profession brings a unique perspective to end-of-life care that reflects …

ABSTRACT A core tenet of interprofessional collaborative practice (IPCP) is that efficient
and effective teams are critical for the delivery of high-quality, patient-centered care …

Social workers play key roles on interdisciplinary hospice teams and in hospitals on
oncology or palliative care teams. Though palliative care settings include both home …

Background: Health professionals have begun to identify competencies needed for primary
and specialist levels of palliative care practice, but little attention has been given to how …

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) Report—Cancer Care for the Whole Patient: Meeting
Psychosocial Health Needs—provided recommendations for meeting the palliative care …

Interprofessional education in health care in general and palliative care has been the focus
of increasing attention in recent years. However, there is still controversy about its outcomes …

Background: Educating Social Workers in Palliative and End-of-Life Care (ESPEC) is a
nationally scalable continuing education program designed to improve the knowledge and …