Pastoral Thanatology Program Article on Palliative Care

Great article on what Palliative Care as part of the overall Hospice care.  Palliative care is more diverse in that it deals with the serious  illness at any phase, helping many recover.  Sometimes, it leads to ultimately hospice in itself, but Palliative Care can be part of your medical team.

Palliative Care addresses serious illness at any phase. Please also review our Pastoral Thanatology Program and see if it matches your professional goals

The article, “A Good Life And A Good Death: What Is Palliative Care?: by Camel Wroth states,

“Palliative care is attending to the physical, emotional and spiritual suffering of patients and families who are dealing with a serious illness. Hospice is a type of palliative care that we provide in the last six months of life.”

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