Category Archive for: "palliative care"

The competencies required by professional hospice palliative care spiritual care providers

October 5, 2017 palliative care, spiritual care

Abstract: The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (2002) identifies spiritual care of the dying and their families as a core service for Hospice Palliative Care programs. Yet, until the [...]
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What do I do? Developing a taxonomy of chaplaincy activities and interventions for spiritual care in intensive care unit palliative care

October 5, 2017 ICU, ICU, palliative care, spiritual care

BACKGROUND: Chaplains are increasingly seen as key members of interdisciplinary palliative care teams, yet the specific interventions and hoped for outcomes of their work are poorly understood. [...]
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Spiritual AIM and the work of the chaplain: a model for assessing spiritual needs and outcomes in relationship

October 4, 2017 palliative care, research, spiritual assessment

OBJECTIVE: Distinguishing the unique contributions and roles of chaplains as members of healthcare teams requires the fundamental step of articulating and critically evaluating conceptual models [...]
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