Background: Palliative care is a rapidly growing subspecialty that aims at improving the
quality of life and relieving suffering associated with life threatening disease. Despite its …

Palliative care in the UK has been developed to meet the needs of predominantly middle
aged and younger old people with cancer. Few data are available regarding the extent to …

Objectives: To assess parents' and health care providers' perceptions of the name and
description of a pediatric palliative care (PPC) program. Methods: Survey conducted at three …

Aim To ascertain the perceived skills of students at UK medical schools in palliative
medicine. Design A validated questionnaire survey. Participants Newly qualified UK pre …

In the Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine" palliative care" is defined as" the study and
management of patients with active, progressive, far-advanced disease for whom the …

Background: General practitioners (GPs) play a crucial part in palliative care. The quality of
care can be improved by investigating and addressing barriers perceived by GPs in daily …

Purpose: The need for all providers to deliver basic palliative care has emerged as patients'
needs outstrip the capacity of specialty palliative care. Many patients with complex illnesses …

The demand for palliative services is outpacing the availability of specialist palliative care
clinicians. One strategy to fill this gap is to improve “primary palliative care” skills and …

Abstract Purpose: The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education requires that
internal medicine (IM) core curricula include end-of-life care and pain management …

Background: Building palliative care capacity among all healthcare practitioners caring for
patients with chronic illnesses, who do not work in specialist palliative care services (non …