Health Matters: Palliative Care and Hospice Services

Being diagnosed with a life-limiting or terminal illness is devastating for both the patient and their loved ones. Navigating the many options for care can be a frustrating and confusing task. Expert Gary Buckholz, MD, with San Diego Hospice and The Institute for Palliative Medicine, joins our host, David Granet, MD, to discuss both palliative care and hospice and how these services help people by addressing their physical, emotional and spiritual needs. Series: Health Matters [6/2010] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 17814]

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Palliative Care
• Hospice
• terminal illness
• life-limiting

[vercorb]

It hurts so much when the doctors tell you your days are numbered. I hate it. It's like everything else is hopeless when in fact we need not lose hope. There is always something good in store for us - even in death.

[hospicevolunteer]

Thank you for educating the public about options for care that alleviate suffering. We are often frightened by the words "hospice" and "palliative care" without knowing that these services are the greatest services offered by any medical entity.

[metalorg]

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