Palliative Care in the Global Setting

Publication Date: May 8, 2018

Key Points

Key Points

The purpose of this pocket guide is to provide expert guidance to clinicians and policymakers on implementing aspects of palliative care — for example, the personnel, training, workforce, model, and timing of palliative care — in resource-constrained settings.

It is intended to complement the Integration of Palliative Care Into Standard Oncology Care: American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Clinical Practice Guideline Update of 2016.(http://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JCO.2016.70.1474)

All recommendations underwent Formal Consensus.

Recommendations

...mmendations...

...iative Care Models...

...should be a coordinated system where the palliat...

...Health Care)Palliative care needs...

...District)In addition to the provisi...

Enhanced (Regional)In addition to the comm...

...imal (National)In addition to the palliati...


...imin...

...iative care needs should be address...

...sic and LimitedThe palliative care needs of pati...

...imalFor newly diagnosed patients with advanced...


...orce, Knowledge, and Skills...

...ic (Primary Health Care Provider)All hea...

...rict-Level Facility)Interdisciplinary teams are th...

...gional Facility)A team including a...

...al Cancer Center/Institute)See Ferrell BR...


...Role in Pain Management...

...ettings)The nurse should participate in...


...ritual Care...

...ttings)Spiritual care provided by appropriat...


Social Work/Counse...

...atementThe psychosocial needs of patients an...

BasicWhen staffing is limited and...

...sicians and nurses may address the psy...

...Counselors with special training in pa...


...ioid Availability

...All Settings)Health care systems sho...

...th care institutions should have access to i...

...dition to IR oral and injectable morphine a...

...addition to the opioids available at the...


...ramework of Resource Stratification: P...