Guidelines for submission:

• This forum is open to all members of the palliative care team (e.g. physicians, nurses, social workers, spiritual care coordinators, therapists, researchers, counselors, pharmacists, dieticians, etc.)
  

• Indicate your area of interest (e.g. pain, ethics)
  
• Indicate your geographical region of interest (e.g. Africa/Asia).

• Preferred mode of interaction (e.g. voice chat, e-mail)
  
• Frequency of interactions (e.g. weekly, monthly)
  
• Indicate if interested in learning, teaching or interacting with a colleague.
  
• Any other information that is deemed to be essential should be entered.

• Go through an institution
• Outline the expectations from both parties prior to starting the interactions (e.g. frequency/mode of interaction)
• Periodically, re-evaluate to determine if goals are met.
• Ask questions!
• If the physician does not follow your recommendations, do not feel offended.  You are an advisor and not the patient's physician.
  
• Have an alternate plan.
• Plan a trip to the site in the beginning/end of the exercise.