Journal of pain and symptom management
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Oct 2024
Retraction Of PublicationOpportunities to Improve End-of-Life Care Quality among Patients with Short Terminal Admissions.
Little is known about Veterans who die during a short terminal admission, which renders them ineligible for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Bereaved Family Survey. ⋯ Veterans with short terminal admissions are less likely to receive hospice or palliative care compared to patients with long terminal admissions. Many patients with short terminal admissions, such as those with life-limiting conditions (especially cancer), receive aspects of high-quality EOL care, however, opportunities for improvement exist.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Feb 2018
Retraction Of PublicationEuropean Association for Palliative Care: Forging a vision of excellence in palliative care in Central and Eastern European and former Sovjet Union countries (CEE/FSU).
The European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) represents many thousands of health care workers and volunteers working in or with an interest in palliative care. In 2016, the EAPC has individual members from 48 nations across the world, and collective members from 57 national palliative care associations in 32 European countries. Throughout its history, the EAPC has produced guidance on a range of palliative care issues. ⋯ In addition, for a period of time, a Russian Web site (www.eapcspeaksrussian.eu) was also available. A survey of palliative care in Central and Eastern European nations sponsored by Open Society Foundation's International Palliative Care Initiative found that in most countries, the national language is preferred rather than using English or Russian for the provision of information. Accordingly, the EAPC Web site provides translations of white papers, position papers, and blog posts in a number of languages.
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The Hospice Palliative Care Association (HPCA) was established in 1987 by hospices in South Africa who felt the need for a national body to share best practices and to promote palliative care services in South Africa. HPCA supports member hospices in providing palliative care to people of any age with a life-limiting condition. ⋯ A key initiative was the development of a mentorship program to assist organizations to develop accredited palliative care services in South Africa. This article highlights some of the HPCA projects funded over the years by the Open Society Foundations' International Palliative Care Initiative.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Feb 2018
Retraction Of PublicationPromoting Palliative Care Internationally: Building Leaders to Promote Education, Practice, and Advocacy.
In February 2000, nine nursing educators, practitioners, and researchers met in Nashville, Tennessee, to develop a palliative care curriculum specifically for nurses. The following month, 22 advisors from nursing organizations across the United States convened in Washington, DC to review the recommended curriculum development and dissemination plans for end-of-life care throughout nursing schools, hospitals, hospices, home care, and geriatric settings. ⋯ This work, beginning in 2000 with the development of the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium curriculum, has been taught in every state across America and in 91 countries around the world and has been translated into eight languages. Over 21,400 trainers have returned to their institutions and educated over 642,000 colleagues.