Outcomes 1. Identify some cultural, spiritual, social, psychological, emotional, and medical
reasons a patient may express different goals of care to medical providers than to family 2 …

Background: Providing palliative care for individuals who use alcohol and/or drugs poses a
multi-faceted challenge. In addition to clinical and social needs, individuals may endure …

To achieve our full potential as a society, we must strive to keep people as “healthy” as
possible (ie, as defined by the World Health Organization:“a state of complete physical …

Most of us do not need to look far to see someone we care about struggling with addiction.
This is true for you, the human being, and even more true for you, the provider, that comes …

Individuals who have a serious mental illness (SMI) with serious functional impairment are
some of the most challenging patients, and they often find drugs and alcohol to be their …

Background Discrimination and stigmatization of patients who use psychoactive drugs or
who have addiction is common in health care. 1–4 Using people-first, medically accurate …

Experts estimate that over 25 million Americans are in recovery from addiction to alcohol
and other drugs. Many will be confronted with a serious progressive illness necessitating …

Addressing the psychiatric aspects of serious illness in palliative care (PC) is crucial to both
care delivery and outcomes. Psychiatric comorbidities are common among patients with PC …

OBJECTIVES 1. Compare and contrast suffering in different cultures and special
populations. 2. Describe suffering in relation to a child's developmental needs. 3. Distinguish …

Outcomes 1. Explore the potential scope of the pharmacist's role on an inpatient palliative
care consult team. 2. Identify opportunities to integrate a pharmacist into daily patient and …