TY - JOUR
T1 - National Consensus Project Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care Guidelines, 4th Edition
AU - Ferrell, Betty R.
AU - Twaddle, Martha L.
AU - Melnick, Amy
AU - Meier, Diane E.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
PY - 2018/12
Y1 - 2018/12
N2 - Background: The goal of the 4th edition of the National Consensus Project Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care (NCP Guidelines) is to improve access to quality palliative care for all people with serious illness regardless of setting, diagnosis, prognosis, or age. Objective: The NCP Guidelines are intended to encourage and guide healthcare organizations and clinicians (including nonpalliative care specialists) across the care continuum to integrate palliative care principles and best practices into their routine assessment and care of all seriously ill patients and their family caregivers. Methods: The NCP Guidelines formalize and delineate evidence-based processes and practices for the provision of safe and reliable high-quality palliative care for adults, children, and families with serious illness in all care settings. Results: This article presents the key domains and guidelines of the 4th edition.
AB - Background: The goal of the 4th edition of the National Consensus Project Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care (NCP Guidelines) is to improve access to quality palliative care for all people with serious illness regardless of setting, diagnosis, prognosis, or age. Objective: The NCP Guidelines are intended to encourage and guide healthcare organizations and clinicians (including nonpalliative care specialists) across the care continuum to integrate palliative care principles and best practices into their routine assessment and care of all seriously ill patients and their family caregivers. Methods: The NCP Guidelines formalize and delineate evidence-based processes and practices for the provision of safe and reliable high-quality palliative care for adults, children, and families with serious illness in all care settings. Results: This article presents the key domains and guidelines of the 4th edition.
KW - National Consensus Project
KW - access to palliative care
KW - continuity of palliative care
KW - culturally inclusive palliative care
KW - inclusive of all serious illnesses
KW - quality palliative care
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U2 - 10.1089/jpm.2018.0431
DO - 10.1089/jpm.2018.0431
M3 - Review article
C2 - 30179523
AN - SCOPUS:85058178050
SN - 1096-6218
VL - 21
SP - 1684
EP - 1689
JO - Journal of Palliative Medicine
JF - Journal of Palliative Medicine
IS - 12
ER -