A need to love and be loved, including seeking reconciliation for broken relationships when needed. During three scheduled encounters, chaplains identified the patients' unmet needs in these three ...

UAB has a designated program that offers a focused clinical experience for physicians, RNs, NPs, PAs and chaplains working in palliative care who want to gain insight into alternative models or venues ...

A worsening shortage of palliative care physicians is predicted over the next 14 years. One healthcare leader suggests ways to address the crisis. Diane Meier, MD, director of the Center to Advance ...

Paul Bushong has personal reasons for supporting hospice care organizations. “I’m really a little selfish. I’m planning on taking advantage of it before too long. I’ll be 91 next month,” Bushong told ...

On his first day training as a chaplain at UC San Diego Health, Rev. Matthew Valdez was embedded with the palliative care team. His very first patient died. Shaken by the experience, Valdez ...

We propose the creation of a national strategy for palliative care led by the federal government and supported by payers and regulators. The strategy would include defined structures and processes for ...

As part of the educational mission of the Center for Palliative and Supportive Care, the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) curriculum is offered through the UAB Center for Palliative ...

Palliative care is an approach focused on improving the quality of life of those with serious illnesses. Learn the palliative ...