Demographic shifts highlight the changing picture of the United States population. By 2030,
one in five people will be age 65 and older. Moreover, those 85 and over are the fastest …

Background Growing attention to end-of-life care has led to intensive efforts to provide better
palliative care. However, it is not known whether palliative care is best provided by …

Context The rapid increase in demand for palliative care (PC) services has led to concerns
regarding workforce shortages and threats to the resiliency of PC teams. Objectives To …

Abstract The International Palliative Care Leadership Development Initiative (LDI) was a
model demonstration project that aimed to expand the global network of palliative care …

Background A minority of patients with incurable and advanced disease receive specialised
palliative care. Specialised palliative care services that complement the care of difficult and …

Categorical internal medicine (IM) residency training has historically effectively prepared
graduates to manage the medical needs of acutely ill adults. The development of the field of …

CONTEXT: Despite rapid proliferation of hospital-based palliative care consultation services
(PCCSs) across the country, there is little description of the dynamic processes that the …

CONTEXT: In 2000, 17% of California hospitals offered palliative care (PC) services. Since
then, hospital-based PC programs have become increasingly common, and preferred …

One of the most significant changes in US hospitals over the past decade has been the
emergence of hospitalists as key providers of inpatient care. The number of hospitalists in …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the current status of hospice palliative
care facilities, and to identify problems and improve hospice palliative care in Korea …