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"PROMOTING EXCELLENCE IN END-OF-LIFE CARE- CLINICIAN EDUCATION PALLIATIVE CARE TOOLS" PROGRAM

WHAT Tools to assist clinicians such as doctors, nurses and other health care professionals to effectively communicate with palliative and end of life care issues.
WHYTo improve care for the dying and their families and to advocate for long-term changes in health care institutions.
WHEREPromoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Growth House, Inc.


Program Description

The "Clinician Education Palliative Care Tools" Program covers:

• Palliative Care Fellowship Curriculum
• Teaching and Learning to Care: Training for Caregivers in Long-Term Care
• Orientation Manual - Self-Study Program for Hospice Employees
• Palliative Care Curriculum - University of New Mexico Health Sciences
• Palliative Care for People with HIV/AIDS: A Curriculum and Teaching
• Memorial Service Video and Manual
• Sharing Bad News Pocket Primer
• Community Health Aide / Practitioner Guide (Bristol Bay)
• Modular Curriculum
• Conditional Triggers for Discussing Palliative Care in Pediatric Settings
• Clinician Education Series
• Advance Directives Clinician Pocket Card
• List of Devices, Manufacturers, and Languages for Communication Assistance
• SPIKES: Breaking Bad News
• CLASS: Communicating with Patients
• Communication Goals for Clinicians
• Talking Points for Triggers for End-of-Life Discussions
• Health-Related Quality-of-Life Instruments Available and Used with Patients with ALS

Palliative Care Tools were developed or adapted by Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care demonstration projects and national workgroups.
source:promotingexcellence.org


Find out more about the "Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care -Clinician Education Palliative Care Tools" Program

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