International consensus-based policy recommendations to advance universal palliative care access from the American Academy of Nursing Expert Panels

COVID-19 palliative care toolkit development and military health system deployment

“… - Recommended expanded nursing roles, policy changes, and resource allocation for increased access to resources and knowledge about palliative care. VII Rosa et al (2021) . International consensus- based policy recommendations to advance universal palliative care access from the American Academy of Nursing Expert Panels.…”

“…Our team conducted an updated literature review to identify recent publications to evaluate the continued relevance of the toolkit, and to inform future work. Of the 10 articles identified as being relevant ( Table 2 ), the following key themes emerged: (a) symptom management, (b) palliative care delivery methods, (c) staff training, and (d) support for staff and families ( Fadul, Elsayem, & Bruera, 2021 ; Mitchell, Maynard, Lyons, Jones, & Gardiner, 2020 ; Mitchinson et al, 2021 ; Mottiar, Hendin, Fischer, des Ordons, & Hartwick, 2020 ; Rosa & Davidson, 2020 ; Rosa et al, 2021 ). The needs and challenges identified in the initial 2020 rapid review were similar to the findings of the updated 2021 review ( Janssen, 2021 ; Lieneck et al, 2021 ; Mitchell et al, 2020 ; Mitchinson et al, 2021 ; Rosa & Davidson, 2020 ; Rosa et al, 2021 ).…”

“…Of the 10 articles identified as being relevant ( Table 2 ), the following key themes emerged: (a) symptom management, (b) palliative care delivery methods, (c) staff training, and (d) support for staff and families ( Fadul, Elsayem, & Bruera, 2021 ; Mitchell, Maynard, Lyons, Jones, & Gardiner, 2020 ; Mitchinson et al, 2021 ; Mottiar, Hendin, Fischer, des Ordons, & Hartwick, 2020 ; Rosa & Davidson, 2020 ; Rosa et al, 2021 ). The needs and challenges identified in the initial 2020 rapid review were similar to the findings of the updated 2021 review ( Janssen, 2021 ; Lieneck et al, 2021 ; Mitchell et al, 2020 ; Mitchinson et al, 2021 ; Rosa & Davidson, 2020 ; Rosa et al, 2021 ). The updated review revealed that an interdisciplinary team of palliative care clinicians in Boston developed a Palliative Care toolkit with similar content and rationale for development, demonstrating that military and civilian needs were similar ( Thomas et al, 2020 ).…”

The 2nd Annual US Celebration of World Hospice and Palliative Care Day: A virtual coming together to support equity in palliative care access

“…This global palliative care and pain divide is the clear result of health inequities (WHPCA, 2021c). Efforts are underway to try to redress this imbalance through the creation of community-based models of palliative care to fit different cultural contexts (Elk et al, 2020; Watts et al, 2020), evidence-based advocacy initiatives (Rosa et al, 2021d), and strategies to optimize the impact of the workforce to increase palliative generalist and specialist access (Rosa et al, 2021a, 2021c), as well as the dissemination of actionable indicators that will improve assessment of palliative care development globally (World Health Organization, 2021).…”

“…This global palliative care and pain divide is the clear result of health inequities (WHPCA, 2021c). Efforts are underway to try to redress this imbalance through the creation of community-based models of palliative care to fit different cultural (Elk et al, 2020;Watts et al, 2020), evidence-based advocacy initiatives (Rosa et al, 2021d), and strategies to optimize the impact of the workforce to increase palliative generalist and specialist access (Rosa et al, 2021a(Rosa et al, , 2021c, as well as the dissemination of actionable indicators that will improve assessment of palliative care development globally (World Health Organization, 2021). An international network, PallCHASE (Palliative care in Humanitarian Aid Situations and Emergencies), was recently formed with the purpose of working in partnership through a visible and effective network to advocate for palliative care integration in humanitarian crises or emergencies (PallCHASE, 2021).…”