title: Setting practice standards for palliative care in Lebanon--recommendations of the Subcommittee on Practice --National Committee for Pain Control and Palliative Care.
abstract: Palliative care is in the early stages of development in Lebanon. The National Committee for Pain Control and Palliative Care (NCPCPC) was established under the Ministry of Public Health to work towards the development of palliative care. This paper summarizes the recommendations of the Subcommittee on Practice of the NCPCPC regarding hospital standards and provider competencies in palliative care. The authors propose actions that should be taken to implement these recommendations to help move palliative care forward in the country.
authors.affiliation: Balsam-Lebanese Center for Palliative Care, Beirut, Lebanon. h.osman@balsam-lb.org
authors.forename: Hibah
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Osman
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abboud
authors.affiliation: Center of Family and Community Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY USA.
authors.forename: Lama
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: El Zein
authors.affiliation: Department of Geriatrics, Ain Wazein Hospital, El Chouf, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Husam
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ghusn
authors.affiliation: Balsam-Lebanese Center for Palliative Care, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Janane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hanna
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, AUB, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Ghassan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kanazi
mesh_terms: D026683:Advisory Committees; D002568:Certification; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007861:Lebanon; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*