Playing Nice in the Sandbox: Lessons on Roles, Interdisciplinary Collaboration, and Leadership from a VA National Improvement Intervention (F405D)

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) implemented the Life-Sustaining Treatment Decisions Initiative (LSTDI) nationally in 2017. This policy encourages universal goals of care conversations (GoCCs) regarding life-sustaining treatments among veterans with serious illnesses. A key component is expanding clinician roles, including nurses and social workers, in GoCCs.
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - Category: Palliative Care Authors: Source Type: research