TY - JOUR
T1 - Palliative care in the emergency department: An oxymoron or just good medicine?
AU - Lukin, William
AU - Douglas, Carol
AU - O'Connor, Alan
PY - 2012/2
Y1 - 2012/2
N2 - In 2006, the American Board of Emergency Medicine co-sponsored hospice and palliative medicine as a recognized medical subspecialty. There is recognition of the need for these skills to be available in EDs in the USA. This article discusses the rationale for integrating a palliative approach in the ED. We need to engage our palliative care colleagues to increase clinical support to meet the needs of these vulnerable patients and to foster collaborative educational opportunities.
AB - In 2006, the American Board of Emergency Medicine co-sponsored hospice and palliative medicine as a recognized medical subspecialty. There is recognition of the need for these skills to be available in EDs in the USA. This article discusses the rationale for integrating a palliative approach in the ED. We need to engage our palliative care colleagues to increase clinical support to meet the needs of these vulnerable patients and to foster collaborative educational opportunities.
KW - End-of-life care
KW - Palliative interventions
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2011.01505.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2011.01505.x
M3 - Comment/debate
SN - 1742-6723
VL - 24
SP - 102
EP - 104
JO - Emergency Medicine Australasia
JF - Emergency Medicine Australasia
IS - 1
ER -