Background: Teamwork is a standard of care in palliative care and that is emphasized by
leading organizations. When interdisciplinary teams communicate their varied assessments …

Introduction: Team work is considered a central component of palliative care. Within this
comparatively young field of medicine, the emergence of new institutions (eg, palliative care …

Background: Interdisciplinary team involvement is commonplace in many palliative care
settings across the world. Teamwork is perceived by many experts as an indispensable …

Aims To describe patients and family members' perceptions of interprofessional teamwork in
specialised palliative care. Background Interprofessional teamwork is essential when …

Teamwork is the most effective approach in which to accomplish complex tasks. In general,
teamwork has been shown to improve production, augment organizational and employee …

Background: There has recently been a call for an analysis of the way in which professionals
see their role and status in the context of palliative care and the interdisciplinary team. This …

THE INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM is the foundation and core method of palliative care
programs. Ideally, the different professional disciplines pool their training, skills and …

INTRODUCTION the availability of end-of-life palliative care services has increased during
the past decades. the need for such services is expected to keep growing in industrialized …

Objective Evidence has shown that, despite wide variation in models of care, community-
based specialist palliative care teams can improve outcomes and reduce acute care use at …

Teamwork is a complex but essential component of palliative care. The needs of people
diagnosed with life threatening disease will vary greatly over time, and it is rarely possible …