The WHO defines Palliative Care as:
鈥�an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problem associated with life-threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, physical, psychosocial and spiritual鈥�.
As Family Physicians, we should apply a 鈥減alliative care approach鈥� to most of our patient encounters.
By the end of your residency, you must achieve a basic competency in Palliative care skills. To achieve this, most sites expose their residents to Palliative care out-patient clinics, consultations, and inpatient wards. It is hoped that you will be able to provide palliative care services 鈥榠n the home鈥�.
Learning Objectives for Palliative Care
For a very helpful toolkit of resources, consult Canadian Virtual Hospice:
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