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Title: AAHPM UNIPAC 1: The Hospice/Palliative Medicine Approach to End-of-Life Care; 2nd Edition

Author(s): Storey, Porter M.D., F.A.C.P.; Knight, Carol F. Ed.M.

This UNIPAC module is Part 6 of a multi-series, self-study series prepared by the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Care. It provides basic information for physicians about the hospice/palliative medicine approach to end-of-life care. Topic areas include a definition, philosophy and history of hospice/palliative care, roles of physicians practicing hospice/palliative care medicine, hospice/palliative care in the home setting and ethical issues related to hospice/palliative care program policies. Reviewers wrote, "Clear and easy to read, I was impressed at the amount of information" and "excellent job."

TO ORDER: The Mary Ann Liebert Publications Web site

Creation Date: 1/2003

Format: Self-Study Guide Book

Purpose: Self-Study Guide

Audience(s)

	Training: Fellows, 1st/2nd Year Medical Students, 3rd/4th Year Medical Students, PGY1 (Interns), PGY2-6, Physicians in Practice
	Specialty: Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, Hematology/Oncology, Neurology, OB/GYN, Ophthalmology, Pulmonary/Critical Care, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Surgery
	Non-Physician: Clergy/Chaplains, General Public, Graduate Students, Lawyers, Patients/Families, Nurses, Social Workers

ACGME Competencies: Medical Knowledge, Patient Care

Keyword(s): Adult, Advance directives, Discussing hospice care, Family conference, Home care benefit, Pain treatment, Prognosis

This item is part of the following curriculum package:

AAHPM UNIPAC Series - Hospice/Palliative Care Training for Physicians