HPMIntro.DMU.pdf
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Des Moines University College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery
Kelsey Noble
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This document outlines the difference between palliative care and hospice care. It details the objectives of a one-day course on hospice and palliative medicine at DMU.
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Resources Palliative Care Network of Wisconsin Fast Facts Center to Advance Palliative Care GeriPal podcast The Conversation Project Palliative Care Chalk Talks Favorite Books That Good Night: Life and Medicine in the Eleventh Hour (Sunita Puri) Being Mortal (Atul Gawande) When Breath Becomes Air (P...
Resources Palliative Care Network of Wisconsin Fast Facts Center to Advance Palliative Care GeriPal podcast The Conversation Project Palliative Care Chalk Talks Favorite Books That Good Night: Life and Medicine in the Eleventh Hour (Sunita Puri) Being Mortal (Atul Gawande) When Breath Becomes Air (Paul Kalanithi) The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion) Hospice and Palliative Medicine Kelsey Noble, DO Board Certified Family Physician Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellow August 2016: st 1 day at DMU Objectives Define and differentiate palliative care and hospice. Gain a general understanding of what hospice is and is not. Be able to identify situations where palliative care or hospice is appropriate. Be able to start basic conversations about palliative care or hospice when appropriate. Hospice vs Palliative Care Hospice A Medicare/insurance benefit for individuals with a life expectancy
