Bachelor + Master Case Management in der Palliativpflege: Theorie und Praxis

Living with carcinoma is characterized by lengthy therapies, frequent changes from progression to remission, social and psychological changes, and final stages of the disease. The challenge of the health care system is to make the necessary assistance accessible to those suffering from cancer. Aspects of medical, nursing, social, psychological and rehabilitative care must be taken into account. Since in the inpatient setting tumor patients often have to be cared for as recurrences and in a final stage of their disease, specialized case management can be installed as an instrument for optimized control of the assistance options. Here, the strengths of case management at the individualized case level can be traced and the process optimization at the system level in terms of inte.