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Several opioids are in common use in a palliative care setting. Opioids differ in several ways including their potency, onset, and duration of action. The choice of opioid and the route of delivery is dependent on the specific patient’s situation.
It may be necessary to convert from one opioid to another or to move from one delivery system to another when a patient’s symptoms or location change over the course of therapy. |
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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.
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:
