Nurses are on the frontline of palliative care, and in some countries, are the only contact for patients and families facing life-threatening illness. The Oman Cancer Association in the Sultanate of Oman, in collaboration with the Middle Eastern Cancer Consortium and the Oncology Nursing Society, led a palliative care initiative over the past decade to better integrate palliative care into the health care system. Components of this initiative include integrating palliative care into the health care curricula and providing palliative care education to over 400 nurses and other health care professionals within Oman. The four-part education series includes the following courses: (1) Foundations of Palliative Care, (2) Advanced Concepts in Palliative Care, (3) Palliative Care Leadership, and (4) Palliative Care Research. Additional participants from 17 different countries in the Middle East and northern Africa also attended the training. Twenty of the trainees who were considered palliative care leaders in their countries then participated in a Train the Trainer course. This group trained the last cohort of health care professionals in Oman and then took learned concepts and strategies back to their respective countries in order to provide country-wide education and build palliative care capacity in the region. Outcomes include the development of palliative care units, quality improvement projects that improved care, and advocacy projects to increase opioid availability within some countries. The collaborative continues its work and connections through social medial, email, and virtual collaboration. Other countries can use this model to permeate palliative care within their regions.

护士处于姑息治疗的前线，在一些国家，护士是面临危及生命的疾病的患者和家属的唯一接触者。阿曼苏丹国的阿曼癌症协会与中东癌症联盟和肿瘤护理协会合作，在过去十年中领导了一项姑息治疗计划，以更好地将姑息治疗纳入医疗保健系统。该计划的组成部分包括将姑息治疗纳入医疗保健课程，并向阿曼境内 400 多名护士和其他医疗保健专业人员提供姑息治疗教育。该教育系列分为四部分，包括以下课程：(1) 姑息治疗基础、(2) 姑息治疗高级概念、(3) 姑息治疗领导力和 (4) 姑息治疗研究。来自中东和北非 17 个不同国家的其他参与者也参加了培训。20 名在本国被视为姑息治疗领导者的学员随后参加了培训培训师课程。该小组在阿曼培训了最后一批医疗保健专业人员，然后将学到的概念和策略带回各自的国家，以便在该地区提供全国范围的教育并建设姑息治疗能力。结果包括姑息治疗单位的发展、改善护理的质量改进项目以及在一些国家增加阿片类药物供应的宣传项目。该协作通过社交媒体、电子邮件和虚拟协作继续其工作和联系。