Welcome Note from the Facilitator

W E L C O M E  PARTICIPANTS !
Throughout the next 5 days you will be reviewing research articles, videos, and other forms of literature that will enhance your knowledge about palliative care and cultural healthcare navigators.

The training will highlight benefits that it can bring to patients who are experiencing serious illnesses, and sometimes end-of-life care. The training will also highlight the structural barriers that exist for marginalized groups that hinders them from accepting palliative care treatments. Hence, there is a strong need for advocates such as cultural healthcare navigators to align trust with patients and physicians so that there may be equity in the delivery of palliative care.

My hope is to bring awareness to the structural barriers for many marginalized patients. This training will focus on advocating for Black patients who often have barriers to accepting palliative care