Building the Workforce We Need to Care for People with Serious Illness

Building the Workforce We Need to Care for People with Serious Illness

Proceedings of a Workshop

  • Author: Graig, Laurene; Alper, Joe; Friedman, Kaitlyn
  • Publisher: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309677028
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309677035
  • eISBN Epub: 9780309677059
  • Place of publication:  United States
  • Year of digital publication: 2020
  • Month: August
  • Pages: 97
  • Language: English

The United States faces a significantly aging population as well as a growing share of the population that is living longer with multiple chronic conditions. To provide high-quality care to people of all ages living with serious illness, it is critical that the nation develop an adequately trained and prepared workforce consisting of a range of professionals, including physicians, nurses, social workers, direct care workers, and chaplains. To explore some of the key workforce-related challenges to meeting the needs of people with serious illness, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a workshop on November 7, 2019. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.

  • FrontMatter
  • Reviewers
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Boxes, Figures, and Tables
  • Acronyms and Abbreviations
  • Proceedings of a Workshop
  • Appendix A: In Memoriam: Ruth McCorkle
  • Appendix B: Statement of Task
  • Appendix C: Workshop Agenda

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