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Palliative Care Network in Brazil

In: Palliative Care

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  • Juliana Guimaraes Lima Munis
  • Juliana Dias Reis Pessalacia
  • Jacqueline Resende Boaventura
  • Ana Paula Da Silva
  • Luciana Ferreira Da Silva
  • Aires Garcia Dos Santos Junior
  • Adriano Menis Ferreira

Abstract

Brazil is a country with great diversity and distinct realities, so there is a proportional challenge and complexity in offering a unified and integrated system which is accessible, of quality, and effective. Population aging and the increased incidence of chronic-degenerative noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) increase the need for palliative care (PC); however, public policies still need to be implemented so that this care encompasses adequate funding, professional training, and guaranteed medication. The first national policy for PC was recently proposed, providing guidelines for the organization of PC, emphasizing the importance of integration between the different levels of care and services in the Brazilian health system (SUS). Nevertheless, the challenges of this policy include the training of professionals, communication in the network, the absence of integrated health information systems, and effective mechanisms to finance this new modality of care.

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  • Juliana Guimaraes Lima Munis & Juliana Dias Reis Pessalacia & Jacqueline Resende Boaventura & Ana Paula Da Silva & Luciana Ferreira Da Silva & Aires Garcia Dos Santos Junior & Adriano Menis Ferreira, 2019. "Palliative Care Network in Brazil," Chapters, in: Mukadder Mollaoglu (ed.), Palliative Care, IntechOpen.
    • Handle: RePEc:ito:pchaps:176820
    DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.85169
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    Keywords

    palliative care; health services; primary healthcare; health policy; community integration;
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    • I11 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Analysis of Health Care Markets

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