title: The relationship between surgery and medicine in palliative care.
abstract: Palliative care represents the beneficence of surgery and medicine. A unified approach toward symptom control in patients with advanced diseases by surgeons and physicians is essential. Proposals are put forward to develop relationships between surgery and medicine for palliative care, teaching, and research. A model for integrating surgical and medical services to deliver the best palliative care is presented in this article.
authors.affiliation: Consultant, Oncology/Hematology, Department of Oncology/Hematology, Medcenter One, Bismarck, North Dakota, USA.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Joishy
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D015510:Clinical Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003142:Communication; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D013502:General Surgery / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D017146:Models, Organizational; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010686:Philosophy, Medical; D010819:Physician's Role; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012106:Research / Q000458:organization & administration; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000458:organization & administration*