Global Palliative Care Program

Mission

The MGH Global Palliative Care Program fosters bi-directional, collaborative partnerships rooted in a shared vision of global equity, with the goal of expanding access to palliative care around the world through the creation of innovative and culturally adapted education programs, research initiatives, clinical services, and community collaboratives.

Vision

Together with our global partners, the MGH Global Palliative Care Program seeks to realize the human right of universal access to palliative care services around the world, focusing on the patients and populations most in need.

• Palliative Care in the Americas

Program Directors

Executive Committee

Senior Advisor

• PAHO: Virtual Course on Fundamentals of Palliative Care
• Project ECHO
  • Palliative Care in the Caribbean
  • Palliative Care in Latin America
• Advancing Palliative Care in Northern Plains American Indians
• Global Palliative Education Collaborative (GPEC) – website coming soon

Recent Publications

• Analyzing the Unique Needs of International Palliative Care Learners Attending a United States-Based Palliative Care Education and Practice Course.
• Implementing Palliative Care Training in the Caribbean: Development and Assessment of a Basic Palliative Care Training Course in Jamaica.
• Palliative Medicine Specialization in Latin America: A Comparative Analysis.
• Recognizing Moral Distress in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons From Global Disaster Response.
• Global Palliative Care Education in the Time of COVID-19.
• The central role of provider training in implementing resource-stratified guidelines for palliative care in low-income and middle-income countries: Lessons from the Jamaica Cancer Care and Research Institute in the Caribbean and Universidad Católica in Latin America.

Please reach out to Program Manager Lakeya Bryant with any questions.