Background In order to mitigate the distress associated with life limiting conditions it is
essential for all health professionals not just palliative care specialists to identify people with …

Palliative care is a multi-dimensional practice that comprises medical, physical, social and
spiritual interventions aimed at the improvement of the patient's quality of life. Given the level …

Introduction Despite continuously growing, palliative care in Thailand still needs further
development. Many family physicians provide various levels of palliative care. However …

Abstract In 2007, Thailand enacted the National Health Act, which contains the Advance
Directive (Section 12). Even though the Act was enacted nearly sixteen years ago …

This chapter details all aspects of the general principles of palliative care for advanced stage
cholangiocarcinoma patients. These include symptoms management, communication guide …

INTRODUCTION Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) leads to respiratory
morbidities and mortalities. Despite its importance in alleviating respiratory consequences …

Introduction Palliative care is an approach that aims to holistically improve the quality of life,
care and death of people living with life-limiting conditions as well as their families. In …

ABSTRACT@# Palliative care provides active holistic care for people with serious health-
related suffering due to illness, especially near the end of life. In the Asia-Pacific region …

We would like to comment on ''Integration of Specialist Palliative Care in Tertiary Hospitals:
A Multicenter Point Prevalence Survey from Thailand.''1 Pairojkul et al. noted that ''The …

Background: Advance care planning (ACP) supports patients and families in understanding
and sharing their goals and preferences regarding future medical care. Relevant …