Background With an increasing number of people dying in old age, collaboration between
palliative care and geriatric medicine is increasingly being advocated in order to promote …

With an increasing aging population worldwide, there is a growing need for both palliative
care and geriatric medicine. It is presumed in medical literature that both specialties share …

Background The global population is ageing, and rates of multimorbidity and chronic illness
are rapidly rising. Given specialist palliative care has been shown to improve overall care …

Background Providing appropriate palliative care for older people is a major task for health
care systems worldwide, and up to now it has also been one of the most neglected …

Background Despite the great advances in the concept of palliative care (PC) and its
benefits, its application seems to be delayed, leaving unfulfilled the many needs of patients …

Background: Integrated palliative care aims at improving coordination of palliative care
services around patients' anticipated needs. However, international comparisons of how …

Cicely Saunders made it clear that her original 'vision'included the care of older
people:'terminal care should not be a facet of oncology, but of geriatric medicine, neurology …

Background Although statements on the competencies required from physicians working
within palliative care exist, these requirements have not been described within different …

In aging societies, the last phase of people's lives changes profoundly, challenging
traditional care provision in geriatric medicine and palliative care. Both specialties have to …

Background Despite increased attention and knowledge in palliative care, there is still
confusion concerning how to interpret the concept of palliative care and implement it in …