Also called “palliative care approach” ia a way to integrate palliative care methods and procedures in all health and social care settings. The competencies needed for the palliative care approach are the minimum competencies that are expected of all health and social care professionals. Basic training and continuing education on palliative care should be integrated as a routine element of all undergraduate professional education, and as part of in-service training of caregivers at the primary care level, including health care workers, caregivers addressing patients’ spiritual needs and social workers.

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Adapted from A palliative care Curriculum Toolkit. THET DFID. Internet. Accessed on November 7, 2018.