Development and implementation of an advance care planning program in Catalonia, Spain.
Cristina LasmaríasAmor Aradilla-HerreroSebastià SantaeugèniaCarles BlaySara DelgadoSara ElaNúria TerribasXavier Gómez-BatistePublished in: Palliative & supportive care (2020)
This project was led by the Catalan Ministry of Health. The strengths of the project development include the contribution of a wide range of professionals from the entire region, approval by the Catalan Bioethics Committee and the Social Services Ethics Committee, and the ongoing validation by members of the community. A standardized online training course was offered to all primary care professionals and included as a quality indicator for continuing education for those professionals in the period 2016-2020. The main outcome of this project is the establishment of a pragmatic ACP throughout the region and training of the health and social care professionals involved in the care of advanced chronic patients.
Keyphrases
- quality improvement
- healthcare
- mental health
- primary care
- public health
- health information
- end stage renal disease
- advance care planning
- ejection fraction
- peritoneal dialysis
- newly diagnosed
- virtual reality
- prognostic factors
- palliative care
- risk assessment
- patient reported outcomes
- machine learning
- artificial intelligence
- human health
- global health
- clinical evaluation