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

...ecommendatio...

...iative Care Mode...

...alThere should be a coordinated sys...

...Health Care)Palliative care needs should be a...

...(District)In addition to the provision...

...d (Regional)In addition to the community-base...

...(National)In addition to the palliative care serv...


...iming...

...ative care needs should be addressed for all pat...

...ic and LimitedThe palliative care needs of...

...aximalFor newly diagnosed patients with...


...orkforce, Knowledge, and Sk...

...ary Health Care Provider)All health professionals...

...ted (District-Level Facility)Interdisciplin...

...nced (Regional Facility)A team includ...

...aximal (National Cancer Center/Ins...


Nurse Role in Pain Managemen...

...ross All Settings)The nurse should p...


...itual Care

...s All Settings)Spiritual care provided by appropri...


...ial Work/Counseling...

...ualifying StatementThe psychosocial nee...

...affing is limited and specialized counsel...

...icians and nurses may address the psychosocial...

...nselors with special training in palliative...


...d Availability...

...(Across All Settings)Health care systems should...

...l health care institutions should have access t...

...addition to IR oral and injectable morphine...

...dition to the opioids available at the limi...


...le 1. ASCO Framework of Resource Stratificat...