Publications by authors named "Andreas S Ebneter"
Background: In Switzerland, palliative care (PC) clinical training is well established at undergraduate and specialist postgraduate levels. However, postgraduate nonspecialist training curricula are less documented.
Local Problem: A structured curriculum for nonspecialist rotation within internal medicine (IM) in specialized PC wards is lacking.
Article Synopsis
- Telemedicine in palliative care is becoming more widespread, particularly for outpatient settings with geographical challenges, but its impact on symptom control remains unclear, especially in Switzerland's context.
- A survey involving 66 healthcare professionals revealed a general perception of telemedicine as beneficial for improving communication and coordination, although issues like lack of acceptance and technical barriers were noted.
- The healthcare professionals expressed a need for clear planning, user-friendly systems, and the ability to maintain visual contact with patients during digital care conferences.
Objective: To assess the impact of COVID-19 on the palliative care (PC) publication trend in the last 10 years and the collaboration between countries and main topics that were discussed in the papers.
Methods: We used Scopus to identify publications on PC between 2012 and 2021 and publications about PC and COVID-19 between 2020 and 2021. We used VOSviewer to assess the main topics using the keywords from the papers and to assess country collaboration.
Quality of care as an individual concept: Proposition of a three-level concept for clinical practice.
Z Evid Fortbild Qual Gesundhwes
September 2022
Background: Quality in health care is a complex framework with many components. The word "quality" is used in different official settings and different contexts (public health, certification, patient safety). On individual and team levels, the perception of quality is heterogenous, and the term is often used beyond the theoretical framework.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Telemedicine in palliative care was initially developed in countries where geography or resources limit access to care services. Recently, largely owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, this technology is being increasingly used in highly urbanised countries such as Switzerland. However, there is still scepticism regarding whether these tools can be used effectively in palliative care, a relationship-based speciality that is generally highly dependent on compassion, communication and direct human interaction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTelemedicine in Palliative Care: Digital Communication in a Relationship-Based Speciality - Does It Make Sense? Telemedicine in palliative care is established especially in countries with large geographical distances. Digital forms of communication (virtual consultations) are most frequently used and well-accepted by patients and caregivers. The main benefit lies in the reduction of the access barrier in the outpatient setting.
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