END-OF-LIFE ISSUES AND PALLIATIVE CARE

Course overview

AT ONE TIME, HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS COULD ONLY PROVIDE COMFORT TO PATIENTS FACING CANCER. NOW, THROUGH EARLIER DETECTION AND BETTER TREATMENTS THAT HAVE REDUCED DEATH RATES, THE MODERN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM AGGRESSIVELY FIGHTS AGAINST CANCER AND OFTEN SUCCEEDS. BUT WHILE TODAY'S MEDICAL PROFESSION STRIVES TO CURE A PATIENT AT ALL COSTS, IT HAS YET TO MASTER THE ART OF PALLIATIVE CARE. THIS COURSE DISCUSSES THE MAJOR PRECEPTS OF HOLISTIC AND PALLIATIVE CARE AND THEIR IMPORTANCE IN HEALTHCARE'S APPROACH TO TREATING CANCER. END-OF-LIFE ISSUES, INCLUDING THE COMMON BELIEFS AND TRUTHS ABOUT DEATH AS WELL AS THE IMPORTANCE OF DISCUSSING DEATH WITH PATIENTS, ARE ALSO DISCUSSED IN THIS COURSE. (87 MINUTES)