Running a Volunteer Program for Palliative Care in a Chinese Hospital: Our Practice and Experience.

Author: Xiao Hong NING ¹ ; Jie LI ² ; Yi Rong XIANG ¹
Author Information

1. Department of Geriatrics, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China.
2. Department of Information Management, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China.
Publication Type:Journal Article
MeSH: China; Hospitals; statistics & numerical data; Humans; Palliative Care; methods; Volunteers
From: Chinese Medical Sciences Journal 2018;33(4):216-220
CountryChina
Language:English
Abstract: The establishment and development of volunteer team are very important in the whole process of palliative care. The concept and practice of palliative care have been developed in Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) since the end of 2012. Great progress has been made in different aspects. Volunteers play an extremely important role in the development of palliative care in PUMCH. The whole work began with the establishment of volunteer teams. This article introduces the process of the establishment and development of palliative care volunteer team in PUMCH, aiming to provide practical references for hospitals in mainland China to develop their own palliative care volunteer team.