Journal of palliative medicine
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Background: Despite a steady increase in palliative care (PC)-oriented research, authentic engagement of stakeholders with findings needs to be more used. Objective: This study aimed to explore how ATLANTES Observatory can effectively promote the global development of PC by engaging with stakeholders and addressing their specific needs and priorities. Design: An international e-survey among Observatory collaborators explored key audiences, best ways to reach them, and priority activities. ⋯ Preferred activity to reach all stakeholders is the use of websites and social networks, while particularly for policymakers, academics, and general practitioners, the conduction of atlases and articles stand out. Conclusions: Our study emphasizes prioritizing policymakers and all health care practitioners as key stakeholders in promoting PC and driving global development and integration into health care systems. By leveraging innovative web tools and social networks for dissemination, our aim is to extend the reach of our efforts beyond the PC community.
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Introduction: Palliative care (PC) pharmacists are an integral member of the PC team. Essential roles have been defined and entrustable professional activities (EPAs) have been recently developed for hospice and PC pharmacists. ⋯ Case Management, Outcome, and Conclusion: Through the case series discussion, we brought to light PC pharmacists' EPAs in pharmacotherapy consultation, assessing and optimizing medication therapy, symptom management, deprescribing, participating in goals-of-care discussions, managing medication therapy in the withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy in collaboration with interdisciplinary team in alignment with patient and family values, prognosis, and plan of care. We also emphasized the importance of PC pharmacists contributing to the advancement of science.
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Comment
Response to Medical Assistance in Dying, Palliative Care, Safety, and Structural Vulnerability.
This report, signed by >170 scholars, clinicians, and researchers in palliative care and related fields, refutes the claims made by the previously published Medical Assistance in Dying, Palliative Care, Safety, and Structural Vulnerability. That report attempted to argue that structural vulnerability was not a concern in the provision of assisted dying (AD) by a selective review of evidence in medical literature and population studies. ⋯ The latter concluded that the logical policy response would be to address the root causes of structural vulnerability rather than restrict access to AD. Our report, endorsed by an international community of palliative care professionals, believes that public policy should aim to reduce structural vulnerability and, at the same time, respond to evidence-based cautions about AD given the potential harm.