title: [Administrative role and position of the general physician in the follow-up of patients in home palliative care].
abstract: The author names and discusses the different certificates the general practitioner can possibly deliver to a patient who needs palliative care at home in order to let him benefit of the care of a specialised team and of other social and financial advantages. He discusses afterwards the family practitioner's first rank position and his relations with the specialised palliative care teams (second line) and the specialised hospital services (third line).
authors.affiliation: Médecine Générale, Bruxelles, Département de Médecine Générale, U.L.B.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cnockaert
mesh_terms: D005194:Family Practice; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010819:Physician's Role