Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Delivering Specialty-Aligned Palliative Care
A study in the Journal of Palliative Medicine details the top ten tips palliative care clinicians should know about delivering specialty-aligned palliative care. Recommendations include focusing on approaching specialty team partnerships with humility, curiosity, and diplomacy; focusing on patient populations where palliative care needs are great; clarifying how work and responsibilities will be divided between palliative care and other clinicians; using consults as opportunities for bidirectional learning; and adapting workflows and schedules to meet specialty team needs while managing expectations and setting limits as appropriate.