Setting Practice Standards for Palliative Care in Lebanon : Recommendations of the Subcommittee on Practice : National Committee for Pain Control and Palliative Care
Autor: | Janane Hanna, Ghassan E. Kanazi, Hibah Osman, Miguel R. Abboud, Lama El Zein, Husam Ghusn |
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Rok vydání: | 2013 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Certification Palliative care business.industry Public health Advisory Committees Palliative Care MEDLINE Erikson's stages of psychosocial development General Medicine Hospitals Nursing Pain control Family medicine Humans Medicine Christian ministry Clinical Competence Lebanon Clinical competence business |
Zdroj: | Lebanese Medical Journal. 61:199-203 |
ISSN: | 0023-9852 |
DOI: | 10.12816/0001458 |
Popis: | Palliative care is in the early stages of development in Lebanon. The National Committee for Pain Control and Palliative Care (NCPCPC) was established under the Ministry of Public Health to work towards the development of palliative care. This paper summarizes the recommendations of the Subcommittee on Practice of the NCPCPC regarding hospital standards and provider competencies in palliative care. The authors propose actions that should be taken to implement these recommendations to help move palliative care forward in the country. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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