Perceptions of Palliative Care Among Hematologic Malignancy Specialists: A Mixed-Methods Study (SA516-B)

reflections on taught courses of the iranian ma program in english translation: a mixed-methods study

the issue of curriculum and syllabus evaluation and revision has been in center of attention right from when curriculum came into attention of educational institutions. thus everywhere in the world in educational institutions curricula and syllabi are evaluated and revised based on the goals, the needs, existing content, etc.. in iran any curriculum is designed in a committee of specialists and...

Palliative care and haematological malignancy: a case study.

There is now substantial evidence that patients with haematological malignancies are not referred to the palliative system. Findings from the in-depth qualitative analysis of a successful case study are presented as a paradigmatic example of creative solutions that are available to begin to address this issue of inequity of access. The data provides important insights on the factors that facili...

Understanding integrated care pathways in palliative care using realist evaluation: a mixed methods study protocol

INTRODUCTION Policy- and evidence-based guidelines have highlighted the need for improved palliative and end-of-life care. However, there is still evidence of individuals dying undignified deaths with little pain control, therefore inflicting unnecessary suffering. New commissioning powers have enabled a 2-year pilot of an innovative integrated care pathway (ICP) designed to improve arrangement...

Palliative care specialists’ perceptions concerning referral of haematology patients to their services: findings from a qualitative study

BACKGROUND Haematological malignancies (leukaemias, lymphomas and myeloma) are complex cancers that are relatively common, affect all ages and have divergent outcomes. Although the symptom burden of these diseases is comparable to other cancers, patients do not access specialist palliative care (SPC) services as often as those with other cancers. To determine the reasons for this, we asked SPC ...

More palliative care specialists is not enough.