title: Collaboration between a US Academic Institution and International Ministry of Health to develop a culturally appropriate palliative care navigation curriculum.
abstract: Implementation lessons: (1) The development and testing of a culturally appropriate palliative care navigation curriculum for countries facing high cancer and non-communicable diseases burden requires collaboration with the local Ministry of Health. (2) Lay volunteers from non-governmental and faith-based organizations are potential candidates to provide patient navigation services.
authors.affiliation: The Pacific Islands Geriatric Education Center and the John A. Hartford Foundation Center of Excellence in Geriatrics, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Division of Palliative Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, United States. Electronic address: fernandes.ritabelle@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ritabelle
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, United States.
authors.forename: Sheldon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Riklon
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Health, Republic of the Marshall Islands.
authors.forename: Justina R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Langidrik
authors.affiliation: Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medical Center, United States.
authors.forename: Shellie N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.affiliation: National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program, Ministry of Health, Republic of the Marshall Islands.
authors.forename: Neiar
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kabua
keywords: Marshall Islands; Micronesia; Palliative care; Patient navigation