The Pain and Reward of Delivering Palliative Care During COVID

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English - December 17, 2020 10:00 - 18 minutes - 34.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
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Excellent palliative care is inherently challenging. Over-capacity hospitals and a shortage of palliative specialists that pre-dated the COVID crisis have led to some improvisation and innovation. An expert practitioner from the Metro DC area shares his personal experience and some insights that might help improve communication between any specialist and their patients.