Interstitial lung diseases
Thoracic oncology
Symposium
Palliative care specific for respiratory diseases
Clinical
Aims : to describe the current state-of-the-art of palliative care in the specific setting of respiratory disease. Special attention will be paid to the following: the collaboration between the patient and the professional team; the specific problems that are faced in lung cancer; and the specific problems that are encountered in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or interstitial lung disease and patients admitted to the intensive care unit.
Target audience :
Critical/Intensive care physician, General practitioner, Nurse, Patient, Student, Thoracic oncologist, Thoracic surgeon, Trainee, Adult pulmonologist/Clinician
Methods :
General respiratory patient care, Respiratory intensive care, Surgery
Chairs
L. Bos
Amsterdam
(Netherlands)
10:45
Palliative care - an alliance between the patient, the pulmonologist and the palliative care team
C. Bausewein(München, Germany)
COI
-
Description
1
5332
11:15
Palliative care specific for lung cancer
T. Blum(Berlin, Germany)
COI
-
Description
2
5333
11:45
Palliative care specific for patients with chronic respiratory disease
D. Halpin(Exeter, United Kingdom)
COI
-
Description
3
5334
12:15
End-of-life care specific for patients in the intensive care unit
J. Curtis(Seatle, United States)
COI
-
Description
4
5335
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