Workforce shortage: A staggering need and a call to action

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 912-913

  Maison, Daniel ^a,b  

^a Spectrum Hospital   (United States)

^b National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HOSPICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICARE; NOTE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; PHYSICIAN;

HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649952158     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.09.011     Document Type: Note

References (2)

1. D. Lupu Estimate of current hospice and palliative medicine physician workforce shortage. Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Workforce Task Force J Pain Symptom Manage 40 6 2010 899 911
2. National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization NHPCO facts and figures: Hospice care in America 2009 NHPCO Alexandria, VA 5. Available from http://www.nhpco.org/files/public/Statistics-Research/NHPCO-facts-and-figures. pdf Accessed September 29, 2010