CDM is a systems focused care model, incorporating regular review, coordinated healthcare interventions and patient self management. By contrast, palliative care is patient/family centred and holistic and focuses on symptom managementand support for the patient and their family .Despite these differences, both models of care are struc-tured around a multidisciplinary team approach andrecognise the importance of care co-ordination andclear communication. Thus, a model of end of life carewhich combines elements of CDM and palliative careis feasible; however, for these two models of care tointeract successfully, each may need to expand to incorporate their differing perspectives of care and blendsystematic management interventions with the flexibility of person-centred care.