Essentials of Palliative Care

• 1. Introduction and Education.- 2. Multidisciplinary Approach and Coordination of Care.- 3. Psychological Distress and Psychiatric Comorbidities in Palliative Care.- 4. Hospice for the Terminally Ill and End of Life Care.- 5. Communication in palliative care.- 6. Guidance with Complex Treatment Choices.- 7. Symptom Management.- 8. Nutrition in Palliative Care.- 9. Nursing Perspective and Considerations.- 10. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Palliative care.- 11. Social Work in Palliative Care.- 12: The Healthcare System: More Questions Than Answers.- 13. Vascular Access, Ostomies and Drains Care in Palliative medicine.- 14. Drug Formulary.- 15. Interventional Radiology in Palliative Care.- 16. Stroke, Epilepsy and Neurological Diseases.- 17. Interventional Techniques in Palliative Care.- 18. Headache in Palliative Care.- 19. Endoscopic Therapies for Palliation of Gastrointestinal Malignancies.- 20. The Role of  Palliative Care in Cardiothoracic Surgery.- 21. Management of Advanced Heart Failure Patients.- 22. Palliative Care in Cardiac Electrophysiology.- 23. Palliation in Respiratory Disease.- 24. Palliative Care in Critical Care Units.- 25. Pediatric Palliative Care.- 26. New Pain Management Vistas in Palliative Care.- 27. Ethics in Palliative and End of Life Care.- 28 Physician Coding, Billing, and Reimbursement for Palliative Care.

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