Palliative Care and Hematologic Malignancies: Can They Co-Exist?
Education on the use of palliative care resources is important to help hematology oncology clinicians potentially lessen the bias that may surround including “outsiders” in the care of their patients, thus allowing these patients and their caregivers to experience the benefits of this resource earlier in their care.
Category
  • Palliative Care
  • Supportive Care Topics
Format
  • Recorded Webcast
Credits
  • 0.75 ANCC contact hours
  • 0.75 Participation
Early Involvement of Palliative Care in Cancer Treatment
The early involvement of palliative care can help address and treat these other aspects of cancer, improving the patient’s quality of life and, in some cases, outcomes. Too often, palliative care is instituted late in the disease trajectory, if at all, which can lead to unnecessary suffering on the part of patients and caregivers.
Category
  • Palliative Care
  • Supportive Care Topics
Format
  • Recorded Webcast
Credits
  • 0.75 ANCC contact hours
  • 0.75 Participation