Dr. Jose Pereira, scientific officer of Pallium Canada and director of research at the College of Family Physicians of Canada, told Global News health care workers don’t get enough training in the essentials of palliative care, leaving patients to wait for specialists.
His organization, Pallium Canada, which is funded by the federal government, has developed a specialized course called Learning Essential Approaches to Palliative and End-of-Life Care (LEAP). Since 2014, some 8000 doctors, nurses, pharmacists, social workers and other health care workers have been trained across the country.
Full article at: Global News