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have reintroduced the PalliativeCare and Hospice Education Training Act (PCHETA), designed to bolster the field’s shrinking workforce with federal support. If enacted, PCHETA would support hospice and palliativecare training programs for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, socialworkers and chaplains.
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have reintroduced the PalliativeCare and Hospice Education Training Act (PCHETA), designed to bolster the field’s shrinking workforce with federal support. . If enacted, PCHETA would support hospice and palliativecare training programs for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, socialworkers and chaplains.
and serves on the national advisory board for the California State University Shiley Institute for PalliativeCare. Fratkin, California-based palliativecare specialist, stated. He is also CEO of California-based Stone Mountain Medical Associates, Inc. I don’t see a lot of focus on the possible harms.
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