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Meaghann S Weaver1, Griffin S Collins2, Kaitlin Higginbotham2
1Division of Palliative Care (MSW, GSC, KH, MAD, DRL), Department of Oncology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Bioethics Program (MSW, DRL), St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Background:
Palliative care policies are institution-wide documents with significant clinical, ethical, and operational implications.
Objective:
To strengthen and standardize institutional policy review, our palliative care team developed a structured interdisciplinary model.
Methods:
Interdisciplinary reviewers used a structured discussion guide and four-part analytic framework, including evidence synthesis, electronic health record data review, safety analysis, and regulatory alignment.
Results:
The process identified gaps between policy and practice and informed targeted revisions and workflow improvements.
Conclusion:
This model supports more consistent, relevant, and practice-aligned hospital-based palliative care policy development.
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