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Hospice and Palliative Care

The focus of palliative care is on the control of pain and symptoms. The goal is to meet physical, emotional, spiritual, social and cultural needs at a time when the patients disease is not responsive to curative treatment.
Definition of Palliative Care
Brief definition and associated terms - This is a sub-directory of this site's healing term glossary.
What is Palliative Care?
Palliative care encompasses the whole self, caring for the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of patients and their families.
Palliative Care for Children
Article - AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS - Committee on Bioethics and Committee on Hospital Care.
HPNA Hospice & Palliative Nurses Assoication
Promotes understanding of the specialties of hospice and palliative nursing.
Growth House, Inc.
Free newsletter covering new and noteworthy resources for palliative care and end of life issues.
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