Overview
Palliative care specialists address complex symptom burden, align treatments with patient values and support decision making across disease trajectories.
Clinical Services
They perform comprehensive symptom assessment, manage complex pain and nonpain symptoms and facilitate advance care planning and family meetings.
Systems Integration
Specialists embed palliative care in hospitals, clinics and outpatient programs to improve quality of life, reduce unnecessary interventions and support transitions.
Training and Certification
Palliative care physicians complete specialty training in internal medicine, family medicine or relevant fields with additional fellowship or certification in palliative medicine.