Redefining Palliative Care—A New Consensus-Based Definition

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Lukas Radbruch · University Hospital Bonn

Liliana De Lima · American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Felícia Marie Knaul · Institute for Advanced Study

Roberto Wenk

Zipporah Ali

Sushma Bhatnaghar · All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Charmaine Blanchard · University of the Witwatersrand

Éduardo Bruera

Abstract

Participants had significantly different perceptions and interpretations of PC. The greatest challenge faced by the core group was trying to find a middle ground between those who think that PC is the relief of all suffering and those who believe that PC describes the care of those with a very limited remaining life span.

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Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Patient Dignity and Privacy

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Published in: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volume 60, Issue 4, pp. 754-764

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.04.027

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