Description
What is Palliative Care?
- Specialized care for people living with chronic and serious illness.
- Goal is to improve quality of life for both the patient and the family when cure is not possible.
- Focuses on providing relief from the symptoms and stress of a serious illness
- Provided by an interdisciplinary team of palliative care doctors, nurses, social workers, chaplains, family members and others who work together to provide an extra layer of support.
- Appropriate at any age and at any stage in a serious illness and can be provided along with curative treatment
Document Type
PowerPoint Presentation
Start Date
13-3-2017 12:00 PM
End Date
13-3-2017 1:00 PM
Location
Rotary Club of Bellingham
Genre/Form
lectures
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Pain--Treatment; Palliative treatment; Terminal care; Life care planning
Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
Keywords
Palliative care, Advance care planning
Included in
Mar 13th, 12:00 PM
Mar 13th, 1:00 PM
It Always Seems Too Early, Until It’s Too Late
Rotary Club of Bellingham
What is Palliative Care?
- Specialized care for people living with chronic and serious illness.
- Goal is to improve quality of life for both the patient and the family when cure is not possible.
- Focuses on providing relief from the symptoms and stress of a serious illness
- Provided by an interdisciplinary team of palliative care doctors, nurses, social workers, chaplains, family members and others who work together to provide an extra layer of support.
- Appropriate at any age and at any stage in a serious illness and can be provided along with curative treatment