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Messaging in Palliative Care
Explore the significance of clear messaging in palliative care with this guide. It provides valuable insights into defining and communicating palliative care effectively, focusing on its role in enhancing quality of life by supporting both patients and families. Learn key strategies for discussing palliative care in a manner that highlights its benefits, empowers patient choices, and fosters open, constructive conversations between healthcare teams and families.
Palliative Care is an often-misunderstood term. Therefore, it is critical that everyone working in palliative care is fully aware of what it is, how to define it, and how to discuss it correctly. It is about improving quality of life during serious illness, providing an extra layer of support, and having a team focus to patient care. It is also about helping both the patient and the family. This document provides a quick and easy way of staying on track and on topic, and will help everyone convey the same message.