Background: Being``fired''by a patient is an uncomfortable, distressing, and awkward
experience for most clinicians. Palliative care clinicians may be at increased risk of …

Palliative care is a program of active, compassionate care primarily directedtoward
improving the quality of life for the dying (1). This thinking is supported by the health …

The paper suggests that the nature of the work in palliative care (regardless of professional
background and training) is intensely emotional and psychological, if a real connection with …

My mother, Margaret Mary Harrington Suslak, died at horne at dawn on the 2nd of October
1995, the Feast of the Guardian Angels. She had promised my sister Pat that she would not" …

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Palliative care is an integral part of care and takes place in many settings—including the
home, special accommodations, and hospitals. However, research shows that palliative care …

This chapter addresses family-centered care as central to the philosophy of palliative care.
Illness is incorporated into every aspect of family life. Family and illness can be considered a …

Palliative care and psychiatry share a number of the same priorities, including careful
attention to communication skill development. In this article, we identify 4 communication …

As the discipline of Palliative Medicine matures, it has become apparent that concepts of
adequate palliative care must be expanded in their focus beyond pain and physical …

Pediatric palliative care has recently become a priority in the health care field and is
implemented at the time of diagnosis rather than days or weeks before the child's death …