Collection

Cultural considerations in palliative care

Submission status
Open
Open for submission from
20 May 2024
Submission deadline
20 February 2025
BMC Palliative Care is calling for submissions to its Collection on Cultural considerations in palliative care. This Collection will highlight the importance of cultural competence in providing patient-centered end-of-life care. It will delve into cross-cultural perspectives on death, family dynamics, ethical considerations, barriers to access, and cultural adaptation of interventions. Additionally, it addresses the unique cultural aspects in pediatric palliative care, intersectionality, cultural rituals and bereavement practices, and healthcare policy implications. By examining these themes, the collection aims to enhance understanding and promote culturally sensitive approaches in palliative care delivery, ensuring equitable access and compassionate care for individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds.

Editors

  • Qiaohong Guo Qiaohong Guo , 

    Qiaohong Guo

    Qiaohong Guo is a full professor of Nursing at the Capital Medical University. She received her PhD degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the United States and completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at CancerCare Manitoba and the University of Manitoba in Canada. Her research focuses on psychosocial support in oncology palliative care, family-based intervention development and evaluation, and pediatric palliative care. Her work was funded by prestigious fundings such as the National Social Science Foundation of China and the National Natural Science Foundation of China.

  • Catheryn S. Koss Catheryn S. Koss  &

    Catheryn S. Koss

    Catheryn Koss, JD, PhD, is a Gerontology Professor at Sacramento State University where she teaches courses on aging policy and research methods. Her research interests include advance care planning, diminished capacity, and elder abuse. Prior to earning her doctorate degree in Gerontology from the University of Kansas, Catheryn founded and served as Executive Director of the Senior Law Resource Center, a non-profit organization that provided elder law education and services to older adults and caregivers. She is a former Borchard Foundation Center on Law & Aging Fellow and an active member of the Gerontological Society of America.

  • Rebecca Wright Rebecca Wright

    Rebecca Wright

    Rebecca Wright is an Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, working in health care since 2004. She was a nurse at St. Christopher’s Hospice, earning her doctoral degree from the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery at King’s College London. Her program of research partners with interprofessional, transdisciplinary and community-based teams, working with different populations to adapt and apply the EBCD methodology to improve experiences of access and delivery to palliative care, and development and application of qualitative, participatory methodologies within a range of settings and conditions.

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