Course: Palliative Care: Supporting Patients Living with Serious Illness

Ollie Green Background Ollie Green, a 68-year-old Army veteran with newly diagnosed metastatic lung cancer, blames Agent Orange exposure for his condition. He is a heavy smoker, has a history …

Required Reading 1 – The Complete Guide to Communication Skills in clinical Practice (CLASS) Summary: The C-L-A-S-S Protocol outlines a structured approach for clinical interviews with five key steps: C …

Please review the Nature of Suffering Evaluation Form in the next section. You will be using this form and the suggested questions to begin the process of developing an empathic …

Optional 1 – Steinhauser, K. E., Voils, C. I., Clipp, E. C., Bosworth, H. B., Christakis, N. A., & Tulsky, J. A. (2006). “Are you at peace?”: one item to …

Required Reading Guides to Communications Pocket Card: Here is a card with 6 key communication points that may be helpful to you in your work. Feel free to print this …

Optional Reading 1 – WHO Palliative Care Definition. http://www.who.int/cancer/palliative/definition/en/ 2 – Details about the Early Palliative Care for Patient with non-small cell lung cancer in NEJM by Temel, J. S., …

To learn more about suffering, review the reading below: Cassel, Eric The nature of suffering and the goals of medicine N Engl J Med. 1982; 306:639–45.)”* Read this abstract “The …

Ollie Green’s Story and Case Study: A Focus on Stage 4 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Let’s meet Ollie Green… Ollie Green is a 68-year-old patient …

Required Reading Palliative Response Introduction to Suffering. Learn more about Palliative Care and the Suffering Paradigm. Review the attached reading file below.

In this unit, you will learn about the concept of suffering. Suffering is the unique experience of an individual in response to serious illness or life-limiting illness. Suffering has multiple …