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Symptom Management in Palliative Care

This course is part of Palliative Care Always Specialization

     
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  • icon9 hours (approximately)
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  • iconOnline - Self Paced
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About Symptom Management in Palliative Care

Learn new concepts from industry experts

Gain a foundational understanding of a subject or tool

Develop job-relevant skills with hands-on projects

Earn a shareable career certificate

What You Will Learn?

  • Respond to the subjective experience of symptoms and side effects using assessment tools and communication skills.
  • Conduct a pain assessment and provide basic pain management using medication and lifestyle modification.
  • Describe several interventions to help with emotions and coping and the role the palliative care psychiatrist plays in caring for the patient.
  • Define distress and common causes of emotional distress related to life-threatening illness.