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Published in: Supportive Care in Cancer 8/2006

01-08-2006 | Supportive Care International

Implementation of a palliative care team in an Austrian university hospital

Authors: Imke Strohscheer, Julijana Verebes, Hellmut Samonigg

Published in: Supportive Care in Cancer | Issue 8/2006

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Abstract

Implementation of hospital-based palliative care team is a new subject in German-speaking areas, especially in university hospitals. Our Section of Palliative Care was subsequently built up to a 12-bed palliative care unit, a home-based, and a hospital-based palliative care team. Analysis of the implementation strategies, development of the working profile, and documentation of the hospital-based palliative care team were done. During the first 2 years, quality and number of inquiries for palliative care increased significantly. In our opinion, a high degree of expertise, involvement of the nursing staff, and personal contact play a key role for a successful implementation of a palliative care team in a large university hospital.
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Metadata
Title
Implementation of a palliative care team in an Austrian university hospital
Authors
Imke Strohscheer
Julijana Verebes
Hellmut Samonigg
Publication date
01-08-2006
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Supportive Care in Cancer / Issue 8/2006
Print ISSN: 0941-4355
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7339
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-006-0017-x

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