HPNA Clinical Lecture Series - Advanced Practice Clinician Palliative Care Fellowship: A Leading-Edge Program

1. State various funding mechanisms to develop and sustain APC Fellowships.2. Discuss approaches to assessing patients ’ and families’ needs to tailor fellowship content.The looming workforce shortage of specialty palliative care clinicians is estimated to be 6000 to 18,000 (Lupu, 2010) As the population ages, the demand for expert palliative care professionals is increasing and the workforce will not be able to meet the demand. Specifically, Utah is one of the fastest aging populations in the U.S, with a projected 10% increase in persons 65 years+ by 2065.
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - Category: Palliative Care Authors: Source Type: research