End of Life and Palliative Care

End-of-Life and Palliative Care

Physicians and nurses encounter difficulties in their practice of Palliative Care. They do need a good understanding of ethical principles and precedents. Dr. Lowy will describe the state of palliative care in the USA and the integration of bioethical principles in the care of patients with serious/terminal illness. He will review the spectrum of paternalism, patient autonomy, shared decision-making, truth-telling, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice.

Faculty:

Joseph Lowy, M.D., Clinical Professor in Department of Medicine, NYU Langone Medical Center, Dir Palliative Care Service NYU Division of Geriatric Medicine and Palliative Care.

Reading(s):

Palliative Care

(Referenced) Global Atlas of Palliative Care

PowerPoint(s):

Ethics and Palliative Care

Global Palliative Care