Podcasts: Care Delivery

PCIC podcasts do not replace careful clinical judgement specific to each patient / family situation. ALWAYS use your careful clinical judgement when caring for each patient and family.

While podcasts can be played from the link below, if you click on the “more” icon, you will be able to play and or download them.

Table of Contents

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  Introduction to Patient Assessment

  Learn a framework to assess and address suffering in children and adults. Presented by Jillian Gustin, MD and Lisa Humphrey, MD

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  Consultation Etiquette

  Apply the principles of consultation etiquette to develop lasting relationships with colleagues and build your consultation service quickly. Presented by Charles F. von Gunten, MD

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  Integrative Medicine

  Discover the value of integrative medicine in palliative care by exploring evidence-based integrative therapies, the effects of acupuncture in the brain and body, and learn when to use complementary health approaches for specific symptoms. Presented by Sandra Pedraza, MD

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  Quality Improvement in Palliative Care

  Learn about Quality Improvement (QI) in palliative care and recognize the components of DMAIC (define, measure, analyze, improve and control), plus pearls for conducting QI. Presented by Sachin Kale, MD

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  Subcutaneous Administration

  Learn the physiology, pharmacology and the techniques for the subcutaneous (SC) administration of fluids. Presented by Anthony Randich, MD

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