Medical Aspects of End of Life Care
Type of Presentation
Workshop
Start Date
10-13-2017 9:10 AM
End Date
10-13-2017 10:00 AM
Abstract
When a person chooses hospice care at the end of life, they choose to forego “aggressive and life-sustaining treatments” and desire palliative/comfort measures only. What does that mean? And, why would someone choose to do that? This discussion will focus on how the body responds to disease at the end of life, why many aggressive therapies are no longer beneficial to the individual, and what palliative and comfort measures entail. The presenter will discuss: physical, emotional, and spiritual signs and symptoms of the end of life; aggressive and life-sustaining therapies; palliative and comfort measures; and the hospice team in provision of comfort care.
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Medical Aspects of End of Life Care
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When a person chooses hospice care at the end of life, they choose to forego “aggressive and life-sustaining treatments” and desire palliative/comfort measures only. What does that mean? And, why would someone choose to do that? This discussion will focus on how the body responds to disease at the end of life, why many aggressive therapies are no longer beneficial to the individual, and what palliative and comfort measures entail. The presenter will discuss: physical, emotional, and spiritual signs and symptoms of the end of life; aggressive and life-sustaining therapies; palliative and comfort measures; and the hospice team in provision of comfort care.
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Medical Aspects of End of Life Care
Type of Presentation
Workshop
Presenter Information
Linda A. Upchurch, Ogeechee Area HospiceFollow
Location
Room 1909
Start Date
10-13-2017 9:10 AM
End Date
10-13-2017 10:00 AM
Abstract
When a person chooses hospice care at the end of life, they choose to forego “aggressive and life-sustaining treatments” and desire palliative/comfort measures only. What does that mean? And, why would someone choose to do that? This discussion will focus on how the body responds to disease at the end of life, why many aggressive therapies are no longer beneficial to the individual, and what palliative and comfort measures entail. The presenter will discuss: physical, emotional, and spiritual signs and symptoms of the end of life; aggressive and life-sustaining therapies; palliative and comfort measures; and the hospice team in provision of comfort care.
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When a person chooses hospice care at the end of life, they choose to forego “aggressive and life-sustaining treatments” and desire palliative/comfort measures only. What does that mean? And, why would someone choose to do that? This discussion will focus on how the body responds to disease at the end of life, why many aggressive therapies are no longer beneficial to the individual, and what palliative and comfort measures entail. The presenter will discuss: physical, emotional, and spiritual signs and symptoms of the end of life; aggressive and life-sustaining therapies; palliative and comfort measures; and the hospice team in provision of comfort care.
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