STAGES OF DYING

Course overview

MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS WILL WORK WITH DYING PATIENTS IN ALL DISCIPLINES, AND THE PROCESS IS A DIFFICULT ONE AS CARE SHIFTS FROM ELIMINATING OR MITIGATING ILLNESS TO PREPARING FOR DEATH. THIS IS A DIFFICULT TRANSITION FOR PATIENTS, THEIR LOVED ONES, AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO UNDERGO. THIS ACTIVITY PROVIDES PARADIGMS FOR THE PROCESS OF MOVING TOWARD DEATH AS WELL AS A DISCUSSION OF HOW THEY SHOULD AND SHOULD NOT BE APPLIED, SUPPORTING THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM TO ADDRESS THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF THEIR PATIENTS AND GUIDE THEM AND THEIR LOVED ONES THROUGH THE PROCESS.