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I don\u2019t consider myself spiritual.\xa0 For some in palliative care, this would be considered heresy as we are told \u201ceveryone is spiritual.\u201d\xa0 But, hey, I\u2019m not.\xa0 So there.\xa0 However, despite not being spiritual, I do believe that spiritual care is fundamental to the care I give patients and families.\xa0 I also recognize it is the one palliative care domain I am most uncomfortable with and the one that as a field, we actually don\u2019t support very well (odds are, if your palliative care team doesn\u2019t have a full interdisciplinary team, the discipline you are likely missing is chaplaincy).

So, on today\u2019s podcast, we break down spiritual care in palliative care with three leaders in the field: Allison Kestenbaum, Katy Hyman, and Paul Galchutt. \xa0 We ask these experts a veritable smorgasbord of questions on spiritual care that includes:

1. What the heck is spirituality and is the term itself inherently religious?
2. What is the difference between a \u201cspiritual care history\u201d vs \u201cspiritual screening\u201d vs a \u201cspiritual assessment\u201d and why does it matter
3. What do you do if your spiritual screen or assessment uncovers something?
4. How do we ask our patients if they would like to see a chaplain?\xa0 Should we ask or just like any of our other team members just have them stop by?
5. What does spiritual care for the non-religious look like?
6. What are some specific communication tips to take a deeper dive into patient/family/caregiver suffering.\xa0
7. Can you research spirituality?

Also, for all you palliative practitioners and researchers, here is a link to freely join the Hospice-Palliative Spiritual Care Research Network (HPSCRN) with Transforming Chaplaincy The HPSCRN is a space to connect, inform, explore, and coordinate for all interprofessionals.

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