Curriculum Block

Objectives

• To sensitize you to the issues of end-of-life and palliative care.
• To provide context to your development as future physicians.
• To stimulate inquiry and reflection.

Tags

Archived Epidemiology Prognosis 2010 Hematology Medical Foundation 1 Part 1 Week 1 Part 1 Week 9 Palliative care The Dying Patient 2.5 Apply principles of socio-behavioural sciences to the provision of patient care, including assessment of the impact of psychosocial and cultural influences on health, disease, care-seeking, care concordance, care adherence and barriers to and attitudes toward care. 4.1 Communicate effectively with patients, families, and the public, as appropriate, across a broad range of socioeconomic and sociocultural backgrounds 4.2 Participate in the education of patients, families, students, trainees, peers and other health professionals 4.4 Demonstrate insight and understanding about emotions and human responses to emotions that allow one to develop and manage interpersonal interactions, including the ability to manage one’s own interpersonal responses 5.7 Demonstrate the application of ethical principles to commonly encountered ethical issues such as the provision or withholding of care, confidentiality, informed consent, and including compliance with relevant laws, policies, and regulations 6.3 Advocate for quality patient care and optimal patient care systems that support patient- and population-centred care that is safe, timely, efficient, effective, and equitable Death [C23.550.260] Ethics, Professional [N05.350.340] Hippocratic Oath [N05.350.340.080.400] Palliative Care [E02.760.666] Patient Education as Topic [I02.233.332.500] Physician's Role [F01.829.316.616.625.600] Physician-Patient Relations [N05.300.660.625] Terminal Care [E02.760.905]