Slum compassionate community: expanding access to palliative care in Brazil.

Objective: To describe the implementation of a compassionate community in Rocinha and Vidigal slums, located in the city of Rio de Janeiro.

Method: Report on the experience of implementing a Compassionate Community based on the World Health Organization conceptual bases, supported by university extension guidelines.

Results: Initially, local leaders and residents were recruited and trained in palliative care.

Assistance to patients eligible for palliative care: the view of professionals from an Intensive Care Unit.

Objective: to understand the perception of the multiprofessional team about the quality of health care provided to patients in palliative care in the Intensive Care Unit.

Method: qualitative study, anchored to Donabedian's theoretical framework, through semi-structured interviews with 35 professionals working in the Intensive Care Unit. For data analysis, the Content Analysis technique was used.