Palliative Care Essentials

Name: Palliative Care Essentials
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This free online caregiving course explains how to ease the suffering of people with serious and terminal illnesses.

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In this free course, you will learn how to:

Discuss the idea and basic principles of palliative care
Distinguish between palliative and curative care
Outline the physical aspects of palliative care, including pain management and integrative therapies
Compare the physical and psychological dimensions of palliative care
Analyze the role of communication skills and decision-making in palliative care
Describe the legal and ethical aspects of palliative care
Explain how to overcome challenges in providing care for special groups of patients, such as children
Explain how to integrate palliative care into hospitals and other healthcare settings

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