- Palliative care - Mayo Clinic
Palliative care is provided by a team of health care providers, including doctors, nurses, social workers, chaplains and other trained specialists The team works with you, your family and your other providers to add an extra layer of support and relief that complements your ongoing care
- Palliative care - World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO defines palliative care as an approach that improves the quality of life of patients – adults and children – and their families who are facing problems associated with life-threatening illness It prevents and relieves suffering through the early identification, impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, whether physical, psychosocial, or spiritual
- Palliative care - World Health Organization (WHO)
Palliative care is a crucial part of integrated, people-centred health services (IPCHS) Nothing is more people-centred than relieving their suffering, be it physical, psychological, social, or spiritual Thus, whether the cause of suffering is cancer or major organ failure, drug-resistant tuberculosis or severe burns, end-stage chronic illness or acute trauma, extreme birth prematurity or
- Palliative care - Mayo Clinic
Board-certified palliative medicine specialists at Mayo Clinic collaborate with a full range of care providers, including primary health care providers, pharmacists, advanced practice clinicians, dietitians, massage therapist, musical therapist, physical therapist, social workers and chaplains to develop a care plan that is right for you
- Palliative care - World Health Organization (WHO)
Palliative care aims to prevent and relieve health related suffering of adults, children and their families facing problems associated with life-threatening illness It is based on a comprehensive and person-centred approach, addressing physical, psychological, social and spiritual suffering
- Overview - Palliative Care in Minnesota - Mayo Clinic
Palliative care teams aim to improve the quality of life for both patients and their families This form of care is offered alongside curative or other treatments directed at one's illness Mayo Clinic's palliative care specialty group is made up of a team of doctors, nurses and other specially trained people
- 10 Facts on palliative care - World Health Organization (WHO)
Palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients (adults and children) and their families who are facing problems associated with life-threatening illness It prevents and relieves suffering through the early identification, correct assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, whether physical, psychosocial
- Palliative care EURO - World Health Organization (WHO)
palliative care is not included in the national policies, strategies, and guidelines of many countries; health care professionals have limited palliative care knowledge and skills; there is limited information on palliative care available for the public; investment in palliative care service provision is often inadequate; and
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