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1 Introduction
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... Statements, recommendations, and opinions expressed are those of individual presenters and participants, and are not necessarily endorsed or verified by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, and they should not be construed as reflecting any group consensus. 2  This section is based on the presentation by Bernard Rosof, Chief Executive Officer of the Quality in Healthcare Advisory Group, and the statements are not endorsed or verified by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
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... Rosof noted that the workshop was designed to include the interaction between patients, their families, and providers, as well as the knowledge of palliative care and its principles among providers. The workshop featured invited presentations and discussions on topics that included the role of interpersonal communication between health care team members and patients and their families, the need to train health care team members on appropriate communication skills, and the role of integrated care teams in providing palliative care.
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... Chapter 5 lays out the case for delivering palliative care using integrated teams that include family members, social workers, nurses, and spiritual advisors. Chapter 6 provides examples of successful programs for delivering palliative care in four different settings.


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