Palliative care education: a global imperative

摘要: Palliative care has primarily addressed the needs of patients with cancer during their last days life. Indeed, in one country, it is mandated that formal hospice programs can only enroll who are expected to die within 6 months. The model wherein palliative works and families towards end patients’ existence not logical, may be change dramatically over next 10 years. Data from SUPPORT study [1] clearly indicate aspects suffering common also uniformly noted dying other advanced chronic disorders. Moreover, symptoms at life have genesis earlier course illness. For a number these symptoms, including pain, cachexia—anorexia syndrome, delirium, evidence exists [2–5] early diagnosis impeccable management prevent or alleviate full flowering devastating symptom. Logically, myriad psychosocial problems come fore illness should recognized before stage an