| Interviewing and communication skills are needed for a hospice assessment that is successful in meeting the patient and family needs. A good hospice assessment involves the interviewer having a thorough knowledge of hospice care, knowing the various tools and guidelines for hospice assessment, and knowledge of death and dying.
Good communication involves:
Hospice assessments differ from regular medical assessments in that they incorporate evaluation of:
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Physician Assisted Death: Real Stories
Dr. W. Richard Scott, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Sociology, shares a very personal story of the last stages of life of his beloved brother Charles Scott.
Learn about the finer points of the Aid in Dying law in our new module on Physician Assisted Death.
Get Skilled: Cross Cultural Medicine
As medicine becomes more complex and specialized by the minute, the communication gulf between doctors and their patients is becoming progressively insurmountable.
Become skilled in providing culturally effective care:
- Download step by step guide to working with medical interpreters.
- Watch the microlecture series on Cross Cultural Medicine
PBS: Letter Project
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