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Improving the Quality of Spiritual Care as a Dimension of Palliative Care: The Report of the Consensus Conference

Primary Author: Christina M. Puchalski, GWish: The George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health

A Consensus Conference sponsored by the Archstone Foundation of Long Beach, California, was held February 17-18, 2009, in Pasadena, California. The Conference was based on the belief that spiritual care is a fundamental component of quality palliative care. This document and the conference recommendations it includes builds upon prior literature, the National Consensus Project Guidelines, and the National Quality Forum Preferred Practices and Conference proceedings.

This was published in the October 2009 issue of the Journal of Palliative Medicine (JPM).

Date Last Modified 10/01/2009 Article, Clinical practice guidelines

Spiritual & Religious Care Competencies for Specialist Palliative Care

Primary Author: David Mitchell, Marie Curie Cancer Care hospices

A set of competencies used at the Marie Curie Cancer Care hospices. The competencies are listed in levels of competency that should be achieved by staff and volunteers working in all areas of care. Level 1 is "All staff and volunteers who have casual contact with patients and their families" and Level 4 is "Staff or volunteers whose primary responsibility is for the spiritual and religious care of patients, visitors and staff".

Date Last Modified 12/01/2003 Measure/Rating scale

Spiritual & Religious Care Competencies for Specialist Palliative Care: Assessment Tools and Self-Assessment Tools

Primary Author: David Mitchell, Marie Curie Cancer Care hospices

A tool to assess the competence of individual healthcare professionals using Marie Curie Cancer Care's Spiritual and Religious Care Competencies for Specialist Palliative Care. These tools can be used as part of a performance review and development process for competence in spiritual and religious care and to identify training and development needs.

Date Last Modified 12/31/2003 Measure/Rating scale