An EAPC white paper on multi-disciplinary education for spiritual care in palliative care

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Authors

Megan Best · University of Technology Sydney

Carlo Leget · University of Humanistic Studies

Andrew Goodhead · St Christopher's Hospice

Piret Paal · Paracelsus Medical University

Abstract

Better education can help the healthcare practitioner to avoid being distracted by their own fears, prejudices, and restraints and attend to the patient and his/her family. This EAPC white paper encourages and facilitates high quality, multi-disciplinary, academically and financially accessible spiritual care education to all palliative care staff.

Topics & Keywords

Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Peace, Justice and strong institutions

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Palliative Care

Volume 19, Issue 1, pp. 9-9

DOI: 10.1186/s12904-019-0508-4

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