Abstract Background: The World Health Assembly urges members to build palliative care
(PC) capacity as an ethical imperative. Nurses provide PC services in a variety of settings …

Background: Community-based palliative care (CBPC) plays an integral role in addressing
the complex care needs of older adults with serious chronic illnesses, but is premised on …

Abstract Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) uses
videoconferencing technology to support and train healthcare professionals (HCPs) …

Objective To understand primary care patients' and clinicians' experiences with diagnosis
and treatment of patients with bipolar disorder in primary care. Methods We conducted a …

Materials and Methods: The present paper explored the facilitators and challenges in
providing home-based palliative care as perceived by the primary care/family physicians …

Aim To identify factors associated with completion of Advance Care Planning (ACP) by
patients seen in primary care in developed countries. We hypothesized that the quality of …

Background GPs can play a central role in palliative care delivery. However, little is known
about their views on what constitutes best practice care at the end of life. Aim To explore, in …

Background: Internationally, both primary care providers and palliative care specialists are
required to address palliative care needs of our communities. Clarity on the roles of primary …

The objective of this study was to understand the factors associated with “passing through
suffering” in terminal illness. We interviewed 19 adults diagnosed with terminal disease in …

Background: Early provision of palliative care globally can be achieved by primary health
professionals. In Greece, a primary care reformation is currently under development; novel …