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Interpreting in Palliative Care
Produced with the support of the California HealthCare Foundation
www.chcf.org
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Palliate = to make less severe
In health care, to palliate means to lessen the severity of pain or disease
without curing or removing the underlying cause.
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Remember this!
Palliative care
treats, prevents, or relieves
the symptoms of a serious or chronic illness
but does not cure it.
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Palliative care + curative care
Remember this too!
Palliative care alone,
when curative care is no longer helpful.
OR
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In a nutshellPalliative care
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improves the quality of life
for patients who are facing serious illness
as well as for their family and friends.
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Palliative care
Hospice care
Pain management
Comfort care
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BOTH palliative care and hospice . . .
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Hospice . . .
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Hospice . . .
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PalliativeCare
Graphic by Anne Kinderman, MD; used with permission.
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But what about “comfort care”?
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Palliative care provides: • Time for meetings and counseling.• Expertise in managing physical and
emotional symptoms.• Support in resolving conflicts.• Coordination of care across
settings.
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. .is a team effort!Palliative Care . .
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Palliative care teams help with:
• Establishing goals of care
•Managing symptoms
• Patient discharge
• Difficult conversations
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Remember
You are interpreting meaning.
Are there messages communicated only by
context, tone or word choice?
Are there cultural issues?
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Palliative care emphasizes
• Maximizing quality of life.• Management of pain and symptoms.• Communication among the treating
physicians. • Coordination of medical and supportive
services. • Assistance with patient decision-making
about care. • Support for caregivers.• Delivery by a team, including interpreters.
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