TY - JOUR
T1 - Interdisciplinary collaboration
T2 - The voices of hospice medical directors
AU - Oliver, Debra Parker
AU - Tatum, Paul
AU - Kapp, Julie M.
AU - Wallace, Audrey
PY - 2010/12
Y1 - 2010/12
N2 - The value of interdisciplinary collaboration is a significant aspect of the palliative care philosophy, as identified by the founder of the modern hospice movement Cecily Saunders. The purpose of this descriptive study was to explore the experiences of hospice medical directors within this collaborative context. Open-ended interviews with 17 hospice medical directors were done and their responses were thematically analyzed. These narratives present a very positive collaborative experience by these medical directors in their hospice settings. Assisting medical directors to find time and financial opportunities for professional development and support within their role was found to be an opportunity to further improve collaboration.
AB - The value of interdisciplinary collaboration is a significant aspect of the palliative care philosophy, as identified by the founder of the modern hospice movement Cecily Saunders. The purpose of this descriptive study was to explore the experiences of hospice medical directors within this collaborative context. Open-ended interviews with 17 hospice medical directors were done and their responses were thematically analyzed. These narratives present a very positive collaborative experience by these medical directors in their hospice settings. Assisting medical directors to find time and financial opportunities for professional development and support within their role was found to be an opportunity to further improve collaboration.
KW - conditions of participation
KW - hospice
KW - interdisciplinary team
KW - medical director
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=78249269524&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1049909110366852
DO - 10.1177/1049909110366852
M3 - Article
C2 - 20439483
AN - SCOPUS:78249269524
VL - 27
SP - 537
EP - 544
JO - American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
JF - American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
SN - 1049-9091
IS - 8
ER -