Primary Palliative Care in the ICU: Barriers, advances, and unmet needs

Authors

Douglas White

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Publication Date

4-10-2018

Keywords

ethics, communication, palliative care

Disciplines

Bioethics and Medical Ethics | Critical Care | Palliative Care

Abstract

There are well documented problems with clinician-family communication and support in ICUs, which may contribute to poor outcomes for patients and families. One general strategy to improve care is to improve the skills of the inter-professional ICU team to deliver primary palliative care. This presentation summarizes several efforts including a novel intervention recently tested in a large randomized clinical trial.

Specialty/Research Institute

Biomedical Ethics

Specialty/Research Institute

Palliative Care

Specialty/Research Institute

Critical Care Medicine

Comments

Goldman-Berland Lectureship in Palliative Medicine