Public Health Research in Palliative Care: Towards Solutions for Global Challenges

Abstract

The proceedings contain 50 papers. The topics discussed include: Covid-19 and compassionate communities: renewed opportunities for connection;the contribution of and support for volunteer palliative care: a survey of volunteers across the health care system;embeddedness of volunteers in Belgian palliative care services: a survey of volunteers across the health care system;transition from children s to adult services for adolescents/young adults with life-limiting conditions: developing realist program theory through an international comparison;health policy guiding palliative care for patients with noncancer diagnosis: a systematic scoping review;care in the interstices: exploring the outcomes and significance of interactions occurring outside of the formal clinical consultation;developing a model of bereavement care in an acute tertiary hospital;collaboration between family and professional health carer in home care at the end of life: an interview study;and application of health behavior change theory to understand barriers and facilitators to talking about death and dying.