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End-Of-Life Issues In The Acute And Critically Ill Patient, Eric A. Savory, Catherine A. Marco
End-Of-Life Issues In The Acute And Critically Ill Patient, Eric A. Savory, Catherine A. Marco
Emergency Medicine Faculty Publications
The challenges of end-of-life care require emergency physicians to utilize a multifaceted and dynamic skill set. Such skills include medical therapies to relieve pain and other symptoms near the end-of-life. Physicians must also demonstrate aptitude in comfort care, communication, cultural competency, and ethical principles. It is imperative that emergency physicians demonstrate a fundamental understanding of end-of-life issues in order to employ the versatile, multidisciplinary approach required to provide the highest quality end-of-life care for patients and their families.