Adult Palliative Care/Hospice Program in Arcatao El Salvador: A Paradigm For Developing Nations

摘要

The main goal of this paper is to create a palliative care/hospice program that could be implemented in Arcatao, El Salvador and could serve as a paradigm for palliative/ hospice care in other developing nations. First, we will need to develop a Home Palliative Care/Hospice Team that will consist of a nurse, social worker, and pastoral care member from the community of the Arcatao. With the help of the medical team in El Salvador, we could then begin to outline the need for such a program in this area. This will tell us how many people may need palliative /hospice care and if this population would be open to take part in the program. This program would also allow us to examine any cultural/religious issues surrounding palliative care/hospice and any differences between palliative care and hospice in this area. This paper will mainly focus on the design of the program and how we will incorporate several important aspects of palliative/ hospice care.