Redefining Palliative Care—A New Consensus-Based Definition

Radbruch, Lukas; De Lima, Liliana; Marie Knaul, Felícia; Wenk, Roberto; Ali, Zipporah; Bhatnaghar, Sushma; Blanchard, Charmaine; Bruera, Éduardo; Buitrago, Rosa; Burlá, Claudia; Callaway, Mary; Munyoro, Esther; Centeno, Carlos; Cleary, Jim; R. Connor, Stephen; Davaasuren, Odontuya; Downing, Julia; M. Foley, Kathleen; Goh, Cynthia; Gómez García, Wendy; Harding, Richard; T. Khan, Quach; Larkin, P.; Leng, Mhoira; Luyirika, Emmanuel; Marston, Joan; Moine, Sébastien; Osman, Hibah; Pettus, Katherine; M. Puchalski, Christina; R. Rajagopal, M.; Spence, Dingle; Spruijt, Odette; Venkateswaran, Chitra; Wee, Bee; Woodruff, Roger; Yong, Jinsun; Pastrana, Tania

doi:10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.04.027

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Redefining Palliative Care—A New Consensus-Based Definition

Published in Journal of Pain and Symptom Management • May 6, 2020

Authors:

Lukas Radbruch

Liliana De Lima

Felícia Marie Knaul

Abstract

CONTEXT: The International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care developed a consensus-based definition of palliative care (PC) that focuses on the relief of serious health-related suffering, a concept put forward by the Lancet Commission Global Access to Palliative Care and Pain Relief. OBJEC...

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Palliative care

Medicine

Health care

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