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Opinions sometimes vary among our health care staff about whether or not to treat fever at the end of life. Can you comment on this? Fever is a common symptom at the end of life. It can mean there is...
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06/22/2023 The epitome of being human is to care for another 834427318 Jim Mulcahy Mulcahy, Jim Jim Mulcahy is a giver. Through the video “A Story About Care” and his appearances at conferences and meetings...
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We regard spirituality as an important aspect of palliative care. However, we do not have regular chaplain services in our program and so it often gets neglected. How can we broach spiritual issues with...
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... His physical symptoms are well controlled, but he seems to be suffering emotionally and, perhaps, spiritually. He does not talk easily about what he is experiencing. How can we respond to his anxiety?
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Our homecare nurses visit a mother of teenage children who is deteriorating rapidly after a long illness. She wants to continue treatments that are no longer effective and is not willing to consider palliative...
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02/13/2012 Art Therapy: Helping people come to terms with end of life VGqqBLlPLRk 39092144 James Shalom MD Shalon, James Medical Director, Hospice of Upper Galilee, Israel Hospice of Upper Galilee http: //hospiceoftheuppergalilee. org/
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What is happening with the opioid crisis in Canada? What should I know to use opioids safely with palliative care patients? Background on the Opioid Crisis The opioid overdose crisis refers to the rise...
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Can you recommend a conversion chart when rotating from one opioid to another? There are a number of opioid equianalgesic tables with variations in recommended conversion ratios. However, there are several...
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We are developing a residential hospice home. Can you provide us with information and suggest resources that could help us? Your first step is to consider the population you hope to serve and how you...
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We are in the early stages of developing a palliative care program and like many others, have limited resources. What advice can you offer related to developing bereavement care? In palliative care the...