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Chapter 1
Introduction to palliative care
What is palliative care? In this chapter, we'll break down common misconceptions and address ethical considerations to determine which patients are ideal candidates for palliation.
8 Lessons
22:24 min
Introduction to palliative care intro
0:23 min
Defining palliative care
3:22 min
Addressing common misconceptions
3:00 min
Discussing the benefits of palliative care
3:38 min
Identifying candidates for palliative care
3:41 min
Addressing access to care and patient refusal
4:25 min
Clarifying ethical aspects of palliative care
3:55 min
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Chapter 2
Palliative care for special populations
This chapter focuses on assessing disease trajectory in patients with chronic or advanced illness and neurological conditions in order to determine timing and treatment goals of palliative care.
9 Lessons
29:43 min
Palliative care for special populations intro
0:34 min
Creating individual treatment plans
5:20 min
Caring for patients with cancer
3:46 min
Caring for patients with organ failure
3:47 min
Caring for patients with dementia
3:30 min
Caring for older patients
4:12 min
Caring for patients with neurocritical illness
4:09 min
Caring for patients in the LGBTQ+ community
4:25 min
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Chapter 3
Shared decision-making and advance care planning
How do you know if your patient has decision-making capacity? Is a DNR necessary? In this chapter, we discuss determining goals of care and planning for the future.
8 Lessons
24:57 min
Shared decision-making and advance care planning intro
0:34 min
Exploring shared decision-making
4:14 min
Assessing decision-making capacity
4:21 min
Discussing outpatient care goals
3:59 min
Creating inpatient care goals
4:22 min
Documenting goals of care
3:17 min
Witholding or withdrawing treatments
4:10 min
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Chapter 4
Bedside manner and communication
This chapter addresses how to handle tough situations, such as delivering bad news, addressing conflict, and how to best connect with your patient under a variety of circumstances.
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26:26 min
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Chapter 5
Symptom management
Symptom management can greatly increase a patient's quality of life. This chapter discusses pain control as well as alleviation of other common symptoms in palliative patients.
10 Lessons
38:57 min
Symptom management intro
0:37 min
Evaluating pain and other symptoms
4:12 min
Treating pain with opioids
5:24 min
Treating pain with non-opioids
4:57 min
Managing dyspnea
4:57 min
Managing nausea and vomiting
3:40 min
Managing constipation
3:14 min
Managing delirium and agitation
7:10 min
Managing depression and anxiety
4:46 min
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Chapter 6
End-of-life considerations
This chapter shares how to recognize end-of-life signs, how to administer palliative sedation and other comfort measures, and how to proceed once the patient is deceased.
11 Lessons
33:52 min
End-of-life considerations intro
0:43 min
Recognizing when a patient is in their final days and hours
3:57 min
Using pharmacologic interventions
3:14 min
Using nonpharmacologic interventions
4:04 min
Deprescribing futile medications
4:16 min
Planning and preparing palliative sedation
4:35 min
Preparing to die at home
4:28 min
Caring for the deceased
3:17 min
Communicating death
4:17 min
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