Team working: palliative care as a model of interdisciplinary practice

Teamwork is an integral part of the philosophy of palliative care. Cross‐functional, interdisciplinary teams offer benefits to patients, practitioners and specialist areas of care. Leadership of teams can be difficult. With shared responsibilities, more than the sum of the competencies of team membe...

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Published in:Medical journal of Australia 2003-09, Vol.179 (S6), p.S32-S34
Main Authors: Crawford, Gregory B, Price, Sharonne D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Humans
Palliative care
Palliative Care - organization & administration
Patient Care Team - organization & administration
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Summary:Teamwork is an integral part of the philosophy of palliative care. Cross‐functional, interdisciplinary teams offer benefits to patients, practitioners and specialist areas of care. Leadership of teams can be difficult. With shared responsibilities, more than the sum of the competencies of team members can be offered. In palliative care the final decision‐maker is the patient.
ISSN:0025-729X
1326-5377
DOI:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05575.x