title: Palliative care for end-stage dementia: a discussion of the implications for education of health care professionals.
abstract: The increasing burden of chronic disease demands that palliative care clinicians address the needs of patients with non-malignant disease. This discussion document seeks to address some of the challenges to providing palliative care for end-stage dementia (ESD) and the need for skill enhancement in key providers of care. In spite of the intent, there is an apparent lack of appropriate, co-ordinated and comprehensive palliative care available for these individuals and their families. There is an absence of well-articulated models to assist health care providers of ESD clients. It would appear that the development and evaluation of guidelines, implementation of education programs and collaborative associations between palliative and aged-care providers of care are key strategies to facilitate palliative care for ESD clients.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Family and Community Health, College of Social & Health Sciences, University of Western Sydney, Parramatta Campus, Penrith South, Australia.
authors.forename: Esther
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hancock
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Harrison
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Daly
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Sally
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Easterbrook
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Noel
authors.forename: Megan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Luhr-Taylor
authors.forename: Patricia M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Davidson
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001315:Australia; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003479:Curriculum; D003704:Dementia / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D017145:Models, Educational; D020380:Needs Assessment; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D016730:Program Development; D011788:Quality of Life; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States