PCOC: Demonstrating outcomes in pain management in Australia

Authors

Deborah Rawlings, Flinders University
David Currow, Flinders University, Cancer Institute New South Wales
Patsy Yates, Queensland University of Technology
Samar Aoun, Curtin University of Technology
Kathy Eagar, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

35023

Publication Details

D. Rawlings, D. Currow, P. Yates, S. Aoun & K. M. Eagar "PCOC: Demonstrating outcomes in pain management in Australia", 6th Research Congress of the European Association of Palliative Care Conference, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 10-12 Jun 2010, (2010)

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Research Congress of the European Association of Palliative Care

Abstract

[extract] The Palliative Care Outcomes Collaborative (PCOC) is a national quality initiative to support the continuous improvement of palliative care in Australia. In consultation with the sector, PCOC is developing benchmarks to measure changes in pain, and with pain management regarded as core business for palliative care, results showing large variations are of interest and concern.