Dr. Friedman, a former hospice medical director, reflected on the need for hospital-based palliative care:
I think in a best-case scenario you would not need palliative care teams because every physician, every nurse would be able to manage symptoms and help support families. The reality is, even when you do have physicians and nurses with a lot of experience and expertise, they often do not have the time to address the broader needs of patients and families.
HFA's New Perspectives program, Beyond Kübler-Ross: New Perspectives in Death, Dying, and Grief examines the impact palliative care has had on the way Americans experience the dying process and so much more.
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