title: The Israel Cancer Association's role as a volunteer organization in forecasting, establishing, implementing and upgrading palliative care services in Israel.
abstract: The Israel Cancer Association has contributed, as a key player, to the establishment and upgrade of palliative care in Israel. The aim of this article is to describe the involvement and contribution of the ICA, as a volunteer organization, from a clinical, educational, legal, and organizational perspective. Another main goal of this survey is to shed light on the palliative care network in Israel, in each one of these infrastructures.
authors.affiliation: Israel Cancer Association, Medical Director Home Care Hospice and Hostel, Tel Aviv University.
authors.forename: Livia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kislev
authors.forename: Aliza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yaffe
authors.forename: Miri
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ziv
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Waller
mesh_terms: D019058:Community Networks / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000458:organization & administration; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration; D014837:Voluntary Health Agencies / Q000458:organization & administration*