Material from 2006:
- 4395 Abstracts
- 610 Slide presentations
- 175 Webcasts
- 95 Handouts
- 175 Multimedia files
Material from 2006:
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- 4395 Abstracts
- 610 Slide presentations
- 175 Webcasts
- 95 Handouts
- 175 Multimedia files
Improving end-of-life care
Symposium Chairs: M. W. Elliott (Leeds, United Kingdom), G. Baum (Tel Aviv, Israel)
Aims: At the end of this symposium the participants should understand how to:
• assess and improve symptom palliation in patients with end-stage lung disease and in patients with neuromuscular disease;
• facilitate information-sharing and decision-making between patient, family and medical care team;
• approach withholding and withdrawing treatment in ICU and nursing facilities with insight on the ethical issues involved in these decisions. Target audience: Physicians (general practitioners and specialists), nurses, anesthetists, respiratory therapists, physiotherapists and staff with an interest in palliative care, end-of-life decision-making, COPD, other chronic lung disease and neuromuscular disease.