Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care Convening Meeting 

In its 2008 report, National Priorities & Goals—Aligning Our Efforts to Transform America’s Healthcare, the National Priorities Partnership (NPP) identified six National Priorities that, if addressed, would significantly improve the quality of care delivered to Americans. Palliative care and end-of-life care were included amongst these priorities with the aim of guaranteeing appropriate and compassionate care for patients with chronic, advanced, and terminal illnesses. In November 2010, the Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care Workgroup convened to develop specific actions for NPP Partners and others to consider actions that would have the greatest potential to address the palliative care and end-of-life care goals.