Learning to Die in the 21st Century. / Christine K. Cassel and Diane E. Meier.
by Cassel, Christine K; Meier, Diane E; Hurt, Avery; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2002Article 61Family. Publisher: Supportive Voice, 2001; Hurt/Avery, 2001ISSN: 1522-3213;.Subject(s): Medicine -- Study and teaching | Death -- Psychological aspects | Hospice care | Medicare | Palliative treatment | Terminal careDDC classification: 050 Summary: LEARNING TO DIE IN THE 21ST CENTURY -- This article focuses on palliative care which is "the comprehensive management of patients' physical, psychological, social, spiritual and existential needs. Palliative care can be part of the treatment of any person with a serious or life-threatening medical condition for which a patient-centered approach, pain and symptom control, family involvement, and compassionate care are needed." (SUPPORTIVE VOICE)Summary: CARING FOR THE DYING -- "The hospice movement was started in England in the mid-20th century by Cicely Saunders. As a medical social worker and later as a physician, Saunders spent a great deal of her career working with dying patients. She became convinced that through a combination of better pain management and enlightened care, death could be a better experience for the dying and their families." (NEW PHYSICIAN) This article describes the role of hospice and examines the importance of palliative care, addressing the patient's entire specturm of needs, ranging from the physical to the emotional.
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This MARC record contains two articles.
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002.
Originally Published: Caring for the Dying, April 2001; pp. 28-32.
Originally Published: Learning to Die in the 21st Century, Winter 2001; pp. n.p..
LEARNING TO DIE IN THE 21ST CENTURY -- This article focuses on palliative care which is "the comprehensive management of patients' physical, psychological, social, spiritual and existential needs. Palliative care can be part of the treatment of any person with a serious or life-threatening medical condition for which a patient-centered approach, pain and symptom control, family involvement, and compassionate care are needed." (SUPPORTIVE VOICE)
CARING FOR THE DYING -- "The hospice movement was started in England in the mid-20th century by Cicely Saunders. As a medical social worker and later as a physician, Saunders spent a great deal of her career working with dying patients. She became convinced that through a combination of better pain management and enlightened care, death could be a better experience for the dying and their families." (NEW PHYSICIAN) This article describes the role of hospice and examines the importance of palliative care, addressing the patient's entire specturm of needs, ranging from the physical to the emotional.
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