Proposed Modules
for End of Life Online Curriculum |
| Pain Management |
Overview: Communicating about pain and
quality of life
Opioids - Choosing and Instituting Therapy
Opioid Conversion
Palliative Sedation
Palliative Radiation
Palliative Chemotherapy |
| Symptom Management |
Dyspnea
GI Symptom Management
Congestive Heart Failure & COPD
Neurological Symptoms and Illnesses (Dementia)
HIV
Transition to Death |
| Decision Making & Legal
Issues |
Prognostication
Ethical Dilemmas in EOL
EOL Conversations (DNR and other legal issues)
Physician Assisted Suicide |
| Insurance and Hospice
Care |
How to do a Palliative Consult
Palliative Care Clinic
Home Hospice
Hospice Eligibility |
| Psycho-social Care |
Bereavement
Caregiver Stress
Emotional Distress
Cultural Issues
Spirituality |
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