TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 General Introduction 9 Chapter 2 End-of-life care in the Dutch medical curricula 35 Chapter 3 Palliative care needs of advanced cancer patients in the emergency department at the end of life: an observational cohort study 51 Chapter 4 End-of-life trajectories of patients with haematological malignancies and patients with advanced solid tumours visiting the emergency department: the need for a proactive integrated care approach 71 Chapter 5 Surprise Question and performance status indicate urgency of palliative care needs in patients with advanced cancer at the emergency department: an observational cohort study 91 Chapter 6 Assessment of patient symptom burden and information needs helps tailoring palliative care consultations: an observational study 109 Chapter 7 Non-specialist palliative care – question prompt list preparation: patient, family and clinician experiences 137 Chapter 8 General discussion 183 Chapter 9 Summary 221 Appendices Nederlandse Samenvatting 235 List of publications and conference presentations 246 Curriculum Vitae 251 Dankwoord 252
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