Although outpatient specialty palliative-care clinics improve outcomes, there is no
consensus on who should be referred or the optimal timing for referral. In response to this …

People with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have distressing
physical and psychological symptoms, often have limited understanding of their disease …

Background: Specialist palliative care services play an important role in conducting advance
care planning during COVID-19. Little is known about the challenges to advance care …

METHODS: We conducted 25 semistructured interviews with parents of CMC and HCPs of
various disciplines from a tertiary pediatric hospital. Interview guide questions were focused …

Objective To explore generalist palliative care providers' experiences of emotional labour
when undertaking conversations around palliative and end-of-life care with patients and …

Background The need to spread the culture of palliative care and to train health care
professionals from undergraduate courses is recognised internationally. The article presents …

Background End-of-life (EOL) conversations in hospital should serve to give patients the
opportunity to consider future treatment options and help them clarify their values and …

Context End-of-life care (EoLC) communication skills training for generalist palliative care
providers is recommended in policy guidance globally. Although many training programs …

Background The wish to be cared for and to die at home is common among people with end-
stage cancer in the western world. However, home deaths are declining in many countries …

Background: Timely and effective communication about end-of-life issues, including
conversations about prognosis and goals of care, are extremely beneficial to terminally ill …