%0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Friedman, Kaitlyn %E Alper, Joe %E Graig, Laurene %T Building the Workforce We Need to Care for People with Serious Illness: Proceedings of a Workshop %@ 978-0-309-67702-8 %D 2020 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25789/building-the-workforce-we-need-to-care-for-people-with-serious-illness %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25789/building-the-workforce-we-need-to-care-for-people-with-serious-illness %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %P 96 %R doi:10.17226/25789 %X The United States faces a significantly aging population as well as a growing share of the population that is living longer with multiple chronic conditions. To provide high-quality care to people of all ages living with serious illness, it is critical that the nation develop an adequately trained and prepared workforce consisting of a range of professionals, including physicians, nurses, social workers, direct care workers, and chaplains. To explore some of the key workforce-related challenges to meeting the needs of people with serious illness, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a workshop on November 7, 2019. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.