What is Palliative Care?

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Across
  1. 3. specialized care and support that is provided to someone who has a terminal (life-limiting) illness
  2. 5. what palliative care aims to incorporate in all aspects of treatment
  3. 7. available to people with a life expectancy of six months or less
  4. 8. work closely with the oncologist to prove quality of life through symptom management and address the patient's overall life goals and goals of care
  5. 9. physical, emotional, social, and spiritual support for patients and their families
  6. 11. major role in education and coordination of care for our patients and their families
  7. 12. assess patients and their families for psycho-social distress
Down
  1. 1. what you want to set with your palliative care team
  2. 2. common reaction patients will have when talking about advanced care planning
  3. 4. support patients and families by helping them express themselves authentically, and tap into their religious spiritual emotional and existential resources during the difficult time of serious illness
  4. 6. additional expertise in physical and psychological symptom assessment and management
  5. 8. provides basic management of physical and psychological symptoms
  6. 10. serious threats to provider mental health and can negatively impact the patient