Courses

Target audience

Educational aims

Following the course participants will be able to:

Understand the experience of the patients experience with advanced chronic respiratory disease
Understand the concept and opportunities of integration of palliative care into the care of the acutely or critically ill patient and their family
Manage severe dyspnoea in patients with chronic respiratory disease
Describe the importance, current status and directions for improvement of advance care planning for patients with chronic respiratory disease
Know when and how to introduce advance care planning
Identify strategies to improve the quality of palliative care for patients and families by enhancing interdisciplinary communication

Advanced chronic respiratory disease: the patient’s experience M. Gysels (London, United Kingdom)
Integrating palliative care into the care of the acute or critical care setting J.R. Curtis (Seattle, United States of America)
Care for the dying patient with advanced lung disease M.L. Campbell (Detroit, United States of America)
Use of interdisciplinary teams in palliative care for patients and their families: state of the art L. Reinke (Edmonds, United States of America)
Advance care planning: state of the art and recommendations for clinical practice D. Janssen (Horn, The Netherlands)