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[...] The inclusion criteria were: 1. Being a medical doctor specialized in palliative care 2. Being equipped with an email address 3. Being able to read and write in English These criteria are relevant because they allow for the solicitation of counterparts of hematologists who were previously interviewed. It is necessary that the professionals recruited be able to express themselves in the language of the study in order to share their opinions and ideas more easily on the subject of study. [...]
[...] It is necessary to develop the knowledge of professionals in palliative care and hematology (Ibid., p.194). Lack of a common approach around the patient In addition, it is observed, in the care of patients with malignant hemopathies, an "either/or" approach heightened by the significant link between hematology and scientific research: in fact, the inclusion of patients in protocols is marked by a strong hope on the part of the practitioner regarding the chances of recovery. (Lewis, 2020). For hematologists, it "remains possible to obtain a spectacular and unpredictable response thanks to a new therapeutic line, despite an advanced or refractory hemopathy" (Knoops, Jacquemin & Desmedt p.190). [...]
[...] Litzow, Doctor of Medicine, Hematologist, Oncologist, Specialist in Palliative Care; Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (Minnesota, USA) Expertise in hematological diseases, hematological tumors and in palliative care - Thomas W. LeBlanc, Doctor of Medicine, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Master of Science in Public Health, Oncologist, Specialist in Palliative Care; Division of Malignant Hemopathies and Cellular Therapy, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham (North Carolina, USA) Expertise in malignant hematopathies and in palliative care - Jacob J. [...]
[...] How can the barriers to implementing palliative care for patients with malignant hematological diseases be overcome to ensure access? WORK CONTEXT My main mission is to develop palliative care in non-specialized care units within the XXX Hospital Centre. Such a mission responds to a national challenge: ensuring that patients at the end of life and their entourage are accompanied by competent professionals, even if they are not specialists. My role is to implement the institutional action plan for standardized multidisciplinary care, namely coordinated care for complex care aimed at relieving pain and symptoms, as well as accompanying and supporting patients with fatal prognosis pathologies. [...]
[...] BIBLIOGRAPHY Knoops, L., Jacquemin, D. & Desmedt, M. (2016). Towards an early palliative approach in hematology. Revue Hematologie, Vol n° May-June 2016. Lewis E., (2020). "Optimizing early palliative care for patients with hematological cancer receiving a stem cell transplant: the role of the practicing nurse". Canadian Journal of Oncology Nursing. VOLUME 30, ISSUE FALL 2020. [...]
