Background: Little is known about the existing barriers to cooperation among health
professionals in basic level palliative care for terminally ill patients with cancer in primary …

Background Palliative and end-of-life care is a core competency for doctors and is
increasingly recognised as a key clinical skill for junior doctors. There is a growing …

Background Family caregivers' empowerment can assume strategic importance in palliative
care. Healthcare professionals and volunteers have been showing significant gaps in this …

This study, a cross-sectional survey, evaluated the knowledge of the palliative approach to
care of an entire care workforce in an Australian residential aged-care organization (n= 116 …

Leading medical authorities advocate for routine integration of palliative care for all major
causes of death in the United States. With rapid growth and acceptance, the field of palliative …

Abstract Background and Objectives: In 2014, Nova Scotia released a provincial palliative
care strategy and implementation working groups were established. The Capacity Building …

Objectives The present mixed-method systematic review identifies facilitators and barriers in
palliative care communication among health professionals and older people. Methods The …

Background The care that most people receive at the end of their lives is provided not by
specialist palliative care professionals but by generalists such as GPs, district nurses and …

Background: By means of the revision of the Medical Licensure Act for Physicians (ÄAppO)
in 2009, undergraduate palliative care education (UPCE) was incorporated as a mandatory …

Background Most patients in the last phase of life can be treated in the context of generalist
palliative care, especially by general practitioners. In contrast to specialized palliative care …