Open AccessHybrid Theory: Creation of a Faculty Position That Allows Half-Time Hospice Employment Alongside Academic Palliative Care
Author(s) -
Michael Cafarchio,
Dierdre Torto Salanger,
Ward A. Riley,
Amanda VanderZyl,
Catherine Y. Hamel,
Thomas J. Smith,
Danielle J. Doberman
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
palliative medicine reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2689-2820
DOI - 10.1089/pmr.2022.0013
Subject(s) - specialty , palliative care , position (finance) , merge (version control) , nursing , medicine , hospice care , futures studies , family medicine , psychology , business , finance , artificial intelligence , computer science , information retrieval
The specialty of hospice and palliative medicine struggles to merge the fast-paced technological consultative work of acute hospital palliative care with slower paced and home-based hospice. Each has equal if different merits. Here, we describe creation of a position that allowed half-time hospice employment, alongside academic hospital-based palliative care.