Palliative Medicine

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About

The Need

Medical students traditionally have limited experience in caring for patients at the end of life
Hospice care improves quality of life and care aligned with personal preferences for patients with limited life expectancy
Misconceptions and stigma associated with hospice and advance care planning impact quality of life

Project Description

Complete Advance Care Planning (ACP) facilitator training through the Sentara Center for Healthcare Ethics to become advance care planning champions in Hampton Roads
Explore the role of the interdisciplinary hospice team members through home visits with various team members (to include nursing, social work, and spiritual team members) and interdisciplinary team meetings
Propose additional community resources that are available to patients enrolled in hospice
Co-create person-centered goals for symptom management in patients at end of life

Annual Student Activities

6 students per cohort
Students complete their own advance care planning documents
Reflections on cultural variability in patient experience of the end of life process and on changes encountered by patients and their families throughout the process