Objective: The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of palliative care as “an
approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problem …

Background: Family meetings are used in palliative care to facilitate discussion between
palliative patients, their families, and the clinical team. However, few studies have …

Despite the promotion of family meetings as an essential tool for information sharing and
planning in palliative care, minimal evidence exists to show their effectiveness. We sought to …

Background Palliative care focuses on supporting patients diagnosed with advanced,
incurable disease; it is 'family centered', with the patient and their family (the unit of care) …

Background: Family meetings in palliative care can enhance communication with family
members and identify unmet needs. However, the patient's voice may not be heard …

Background Support for family carers is a core function of palliative care. Family meetings
are commonly recommended as a useful way for health care professionals to convey …

Opinion statement Specialists in palliative care view the family meeting as a means to
engage patients and their families in a serious illness discussion that may clarify the values …

Objective: To develop a communication skills training module for health care professionals
about how to conduct a family meeting in palliative care and to evaluate the module in terms …

Objective: Our purpose was to rigorously examine the nature of family meetings as
conducted in an inpatient hospice care unit in order to generate an inductive theoretical …

Background: Family meetings facilitate the exploration of issues and goals of care however,
there has been minimal research to determine the benefits and cost implications. Aims: To …