Palliative care symptom management - Rod MacLeod

Professor Rod MacLeod talks about symptom management in palliative care. Rod is senior staff specialist at HammondCare and conjoint professor in palliative care at the University of Sydney. Many of us will better know him as the author of the palliative care handbook, a much used resource for doctors at the coal face of general practice.

Topics

Dealing with end of life issues and the overall aims of palliative care
Principles of general symptom management
Pain, pain ladder, pain management
Managing side effects: change in bowel habits, gastrointestinal symptoms, nausea, vomiting & aural care
Sleep disturbances
Equiping yourself to deal with psychosocial symptoms and issues
Dealing with a fear of dying

Resources

The Palliative Care Handbook

Patient Resources

Presenter

Professor Rod MacLeod

Palliative Care Specialist

To find out more about Rod Click here.

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