Introduction to Palliative Care Topic Guide

1. What is palliative care
   1. WHO definition
   2. Principles of palliative care
   3. Palliative approach
   4. Specialised palliative services (If and where available)
   5. End of life (terminal care)
2. When to initiate palliative care
   1. In conjunction with (not instead of) life-sustaining treatments
   2. Expected disease trajectories – malignant vs.chronic illness vs. frailty
3. The biopsychosocial model of care
4. Barriers to providing palliative care
5. Strategies to improve the provision of palliative care

References:

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4. Palliative care formulary – PCF5
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9. Fast facts: https://www.mypcnow.org/fast-facts