Osman Hibah, Abboud Miguel, El Zein Lama, Ghusn Husam, Hanna Janane, Kanazi Ghassan
Balsam-Lebanese Center for Palliative Care, Beirut, Lebanon.
Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, Lebanon.
J Med Liban. 2013 Oct-Dec;61(4):199-203. doi: 10.12816/0001458.
Palliative care is in the early stages of development in Lebanon. The National Committee for Pain Control and Palliative Care (NCPCPC) was established under the Ministry of Public Health to work towards the development of palliative care. This paper summarizes the recommendations of the Subcommittee on Practice of the NCPCPC regarding hospital standards and provider competencies in palliative care. The authors propose actions that should be taken to implement these recommendations to help move palliative care forward in the country.
姑息治疗在黎巴嫩尚处于发展初期。国家疼痛控制与姑息治疗委员会(NCPCPC)在公共卫生部的领导下成立,致力于推动姑息治疗的发展。本文总结了NCPCPC实践小组委员会关于姑息治疗医院标准和提供者能力的建议。作者提出了为实施这些建议应采取的行动,以帮助该国推进姑息治疗。