VA Interprofessional Fellowship in Palliative Care: 15 Years of Training Excellence

Ryan Weller; Jennifer Healy; Debbie L. Hettler; Judith L. Howe; Heather M. Smith; M. Jillisa Steckart; Vyjeyanthi S. Periyakoil

doi:10.1080/15524256.2019.1645797

VA Interprofessional Fellowship in Palliative Care: 15 Years of Training Excellence

Ryan Weller, Jennifer Healy, Debbie L. Hettler, Judith L. Howe, Heather M. Smith, M. Jillisa Steckart, Vyjeyanthi S. Periyakoil

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Abstract

Since 2002, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has provided a unique training opportunity in palliative care at six VA medical centers. The VA Interprofessional Fellowship in Palliative Care has trained chaplains, nurses, pharmacists, physicians, psychologists, and social workers to provide clinical palliative care and to develop as leaders in the profession. This article describes the program’s origin, mission, outcomes, and lessons learned.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	85-98
Number of pages	14
Journal	Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care
Volume	15
Issue number	2-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/15524256.2019.1645797
State	Published - Jan 1 2019

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Keywords

Fellowship
interprofessional
palliative care
veterans

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Health(social science)
Life-span and Life-course Studies

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Weller, R., Healy, J., Hettler, D. L., Howe, J. L., Smith, H. M., Steckart, M. J., & Periyakoil, V. S. (2019). VA Interprofessional Fellowship in Palliative Care: 15 Years of Training Excellence. Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care, 15(2-3), 85-98. https://doi.org/10.1080/15524256.2019.1645797

VA Interprofessional Fellowship in Palliative Care : 15 Years of Training Excellence. / Weller, Ryan; Healy, Jennifer; Hettler, Debbie L.; Howe, Judith L.; Smith, Heather M.; Steckart, M. Jillisa; Periyakoil, Vyjeyanthi S.

In: Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care, Vol. 15, No. 2-3, 01.01.2019, p. 85-98.

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