Palliative Care

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Fig. 12.1 Homecare medicine and palliative care : skills and settings Table 12.1 Primary palliative care Key components of primary palliative care Pain/symptom assessment and management Social/spiritual assessment Understanding of…

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Introducing Home-Based Medical Care

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© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Jennifer L. Hayashi and Bruce Leff (eds.)Geriatric Home-Based Medical Care10.1007/978-3-319-23365-9_1 1. Introducing Home-Based Medical Care Jennifer L. Hayashi1   and Bruce Leff1 (1) Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Johns Hopkins University School of…

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Social and Ethical Issues in Home-Based Medical Care

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Accurately understand the choices Manipulate relevant information and weigh risks and benefits Communicate a decision Be consistent 11.4.2 Threshold for Evaluation and Certification of Incapacity Even when a person can…

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