Category Archive for: "palliative care"

Palliative care specialists’ beliefs about spiritual care

October 17, 2018 end of life, hospice, palliative care

PURPOSE: A previous survey of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) members found low frequency of spiritual care provision. We hypothesized that physicians with [...]
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Workings of the human spirit in palliative care situations: a consensus model from the Chaplaincy Research Consortium

September 24, 2018 human spirit, palliative care

Background: Chaplaincy is a relatively new discipline in medicine that provides for care of the human spirit in healthcare contexts for people of all worldviews. Studies indicate wide [...]
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Development of the Serious Illness Care Program: a randomised controlled trial of a palliative care communication intervention

June 14, 2018 palliative care

[Full text available at link below] Introduction: Ensuring that patients receive care that is consistent with their goals and values is a critical component of high-quality care. This article [...]
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Beba Tata on Life Review

March 26, 2018 IDEAS IN BRIEF, palliative care

Transforming Chaplaincy welcomes guest commentator Beba Tata, MDiv, MS, BCC, who is a Transforming Chaplaincy fellow and chaplain at Mayo Clinic. We thank Beba for her insight today and encourage [...]
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Transforming Chaplaincy at global palliative care congress

March 16, 2018 News, palliative care

By Anne Vandenhoeck and Daniel Nuzum The PAL-LIFE project was initiated by the Pontifical Academy for Life in 2017 as an ‘international advisory working group on diffusion and development [...]
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