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This 90-minute presentation will include an overview of basic palliative care principles and philosophy in addition to a case study illuminating how palliative care can serve people living with long-term illnesses.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will be able to identify principles and philosophy of palliative care
Participants will be able to identify ways in which palliative care can benefit people living with long-term or life-limiting illnesses
Participants will be able to identify ways in which palliative care can benefit people living with speech/language/hearing impairments related to long-term illnesses
Neurologist, Northwest Hospital and Medical Center
Dr. Gordon earned his B.A. cum laude from Yale University in 1975 and his MD from Case Western Reserve University, with Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Society honors in 1982. He completed a two-year residency in internal medicine at the Montreal General Hospital in Quebec, Canada, followed... Read More →
Program Manager, Inpatient Palliative and Supportive Care Service, Northwest Hospital and Medical Center
Katie Poinier, BSN, RN, CHPN, is the Program Manager of the Inpatient Palliative and Supportive Care Service at Northwest Hospital and Medical Center. The service launched in February, 2013. Prior to managing this service, Katie worked as a nurse case manager in the Outpatient... Read More →