[The Transition of Palliative Care from the Hospital to the Ambulatory Care of the General Practitioner: the Experience in the Canton of Fribourg]

Thanks to medical progress, the life expectancy of a majority of severely ill patients has greatly improved. The fact that these patients will live longer with their disease encourages new solutions to respond to the challenges of care continuity, coordination, interprofessional and interinstitutional collaboration. Palliative care represents a chain management based on the involvement of every professional in acute care hospitals, palliative care units, nursing homes and private homes. The collaboration among the different players as well as their education are essential elements linked to the quality of care, to the quality of life for both patients and their relatives.