TY - JOUR
T1 - VA Interprofessional Fellowship in Palliative Care
T2 - 15 Years of Training Excellence
AU - Weller, Ryan
AU - Healy, Jennifer
AU - Hettler, Debbie L.
AU - Howe, Judith L.
AU - Smith, Heather M.
AU - Steckart, M. Jillisa
AU - Periyakoil, Vyjeyanthi S.
PY - 2019/1/1
Y1 - 2019/1/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Fellowship
KW - interprofessional
KW - palliative care
KW - veterans
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U2 - 10.1080/15524256.2019.1645797
DO - 10.1080/15524256.2019.1645797
M3 - Article
C2 - 31385743
AN - SCOPUS:85070497154
VL - 15
SP - 85
EP - 98
JO - Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care
JF - Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care
SN - 1552-4256
IS - 2-3
ER -