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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Statement of Task." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. Building the Workforce We Need to Care for People with Serious Illness: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25789.
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Appendix B

Statement of Task

An ad hoc planning committee will plan and host a 1-day public workshop that will examine a key challenge in providing high-quality care to people of all ages facing serious illness: developing and supporting an adequate supply of care team members as well as ensuring that all team members acquire and maintain appropriate training and competencies. The workshop will address challenges and opportunities related to educating, training, and retaining the full spectrum of the workforce for serious illness care, including informal and family caregivers, and may feature presentations on issues such as the following:

  • Developing and expanding the specialty palliative care workforce;
  • Developing primary palliative care skills for all clinicians who treat people with serious illness;
  • Training of interdisciplinary care teams including nurses, social workers, and chaplains;
  • Training and deployment of community health workers for serious illness care;
  • Educating and supporting the informal caregiving workforce: family, faith communities, and others;
  • Developing communication skills of workforce team members;
  • Increasing the diversity and cultural competencies of the workforce;
Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Statement of Task." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. Building the Workforce We Need to Care for People with Serious Illness: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25789.
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  • Enhancing workforce resilience and well-being;
  • Enabling virtual caregiving and telehealth for serious illness care

The planning committee will develop the agenda for the workshop sessions, select and invite speakers and discussants, and moderate the discussions. A proceedings of the presentations and discussions at the workshop will be prepared by a designated rapporteur in accordance with institutional guidelines.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Statement of Task." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. Building the Workforce We Need to Care for People with Serious Illness: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25789.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Statement of Task." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. Building the Workforce We Need to Care for People with Serious Illness: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25789.
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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.

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