Hospice News March 31, 2025
Program integrity challenges in the organ procurement and transplant space have led to national legislative reform. Palliative care providers are seeking to help families understand and address these issues to ensure goal-concordant care delivery.
Palliative care patients and their families navigate a host of legal, medical and logistical considerations when navigating complex organ donation and procurement processes. Families of organ donors often do not have a palliative care advocate to assist in voicing their loved one’s wishes or concerns.
Palliative care providers have a critical role to play in advocating for patient and family goals of care, said Sharon Hamill, executive director at the California State University Shiley Institute for Palliative Care. A large challenge for families is that conflicts...
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