What, how and from whom do health care professionals learn during collaboration in palliative home care : a cross-sectional study in primary palliative care

Background: Palliative care often requires inter-professional collaboration, offering opportunities to learn from each other. General practitioners often collaborate with specialized palliative home care teams. This study seeks to identify what, how and from whom health care professionals learn during this collaboration. Methods: Cross-sectional survey in Belgium. All palliative home care teams were invited to participate. General practitioners (n = 267) and palliative care nurses (n = 73) filled in questionnaires. Results: General practitioners (GPs) and palliative care nurses learned on all... Mehr ...