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Medical Specialties

Western Washington University

2015

Palliative care

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Nausea/Vomiting/Anorexia, Bree Johnston Md, Mph Jul 2015

Nausea/Vomiting/Anorexia, Bree Johnston Md, Mph

Palliative Care Institute

By the end of this talk, the learner should be able to: –Identify anorexia as a common source of distress for both patients and caregivers –Discuss the importance of framing and exploring meaning when dealing with patients with anorexia –Discuss the prevalence of anorexia, nausea, and vomiting among patients with serious illness –Discuss the evidence for various pharmacologic approaches to anorexia, nausea, and vomiting –Discuss nonpharmacologic approaches to anorexia, nausea, and vomiting


Realities Of Advanced Medical Interventions, Koala (Maureen) Connelly Rn, Cathy Mcconechy Jul 2015

Realities Of Advanced Medical Interventions, Koala (Maureen) Connelly Rn, Cathy Mcconechy

Palliative Care Institute

Strategies for sharing risks and benefits of advanced medical interventions and the implications for patients’ abilities to make informed decisions.


Understanding Death With Dignity Legislation: A Necessity For The Palliative Care Provider, Frances Derook Md Jul 2015

Understanding Death With Dignity Legislation: A Necessity For The Palliative Care Provider, Frances Derook Md

Palliative Care Institute

Evidence and experience to date of Death with Dignity in Washington and Oregon.


White Paper: Northwest Life Passages - Improving Care For Patients With Serious Illness In Whatcom County, Bree Johnston, Chris Phillips, Waha Outpatient Palliative Care May 2015

White Paper: Northwest Life Passages - Improving Care For Patients With Serious Illness In Whatcom County, Bree Johnston, Chris Phillips, Waha Outpatient Palliative Care

Northwest Life Passages Coalition Documents

Northwest Life Passages (NWLP) is a new collaborative service that aims to address shortcomings in care and improve services for people with serious illness and their families. The proposal is to operationally couple the outpatient palliative care services already provided by PeaceHealth and Family Care Network (FCN) with community-based support services being developed by the Whatcom Alliance for Health Advancement (WAHA). It is further being proposed that PeaceHealth and WAHA pursue a collaborative fundraising strategy that calls for WAHA to focus on the development of the community-based services and PeaceHealth Foundation to pursue support for the expansion of clinical services.