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ASHP Guidelines on the Pharmacist's Role in Palliative and Hospice Care.
Document Type
Article
Source
American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. 9/1/2016, Vol. 73 Issue 17, p1351-1367. 17p. 1 Diagram, 2 Charts.
Subject
*CLINICAL competence
*COUNSELING
*HEALTH facility administration
*HOSPICE care
*HOSPITAL pharmacies
*MEDICAL care
*PALLIATIVE treatment
*PATIENT education
*PATIENTS
*PHARMACISTS
*QUALITY assurance
*CERTIFICATION
*OCCUPATIONAL roles
*MEDICATION reconciliation
Language
ISSN
1079-2082
Abstract
The article presents the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) guidelines on the palliative and hospice care roles of the pharmacist. Topics include the patient-centered care approach stipulated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, palliative care description by the National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care of the National Quality Forum (NQF) as well as medical care tenets endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO).