Enhancing equity and diversity in palliative care clinical practice, research and education

Jonathan Koffman; Gilla K Shapiro; Christian Schulz-Quach

doi:10.1186/s12904-023-01185-6

Enhancing equity and diversity in palliative care clinical practice, research and education

BMC Palliat Care. 2023 Jun 5;22(1):64. doi: 10.1186/s12904-023-01185-6.

Authors

Jonathan Koffman¹, Gilla K Shapiro^{2

3

4}, Christian Schulz-Quach^{5

6}

Affiliations

¹ Hull York Medical School , Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre, University of Hull, Hull, HU6 7RX, UK.
² Division of Psychosocial Oncology, Department of Supportive Care, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network (UHN), Toronto, Canada. gilla.shapiro@uhnresearch.ca.
³ Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. gilla.shapiro@uhnresearch.ca.
⁴ Social and Behavioural Health Sciences Division, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. gilla.shapiro@uhnresearch.ca.
⁵ Division of Psychosocial Oncology, Department of Supportive Care, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network (UHN), Toronto, Canada.
⁶ Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.

Abstract

Health disparities in palliative care are preventable consequences of structural discrimination and marginalization. The first step in addressing a problem is recognizing there is one and devotion to fully understanding its multifaceted nature. Palliative care clinicians, educators and researchers must prioritize investigating and mitigating the effects of racial, social, and intersectional injustice.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing*
Humans
Palliative Care*