National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Board on Health Care Services

Board on Health Sciences Policy

Health and Medicine Division

Roundtable on Quality Care for People with Serious Illness

The United States faces a significantly aging population as well as a growing share of the population that is living longer with multiple chronic conditions. To provide high-quality care to people of all ages living with serious illness, it is critical that the nation develop an adequately trained and prepared workforce consisting of a range of professionals, including physicians, nurses, social workers, direct care workers, and chaplains. To explore some of the key workforce-related challenges to meeting the needs of people with serious illness, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a workshop on November 7, 2019. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.

Books like Building the Workforce We Need to Care for People with Serious Illness

Your next favorite book is out there