The purpose of this podcast is to explore the constructs of existential distress and meaning in advanced illness. Elements of existential psychology and psychotherapy will be reviewed to facilitate an understanding of the topic.

The purpose of this podcast is to explore the constructs of existential distress and meaning in advanced illness. Elements of existential psychology and psychotherapy will be reviewed to facilitate an understanding of the topic.

The purpose of this podcast is to review the clinical manifestation of anxiety and depression in patients with serious and advanced illness across the continuum of care, including assessment, differential diagnosis, and treatment planning.

The purpose of this podcast is to review the clinical manifestation of anxiety and depression in patients with serious and advanced illness across the continuum of care, including assessment, differential diagnosis, and treatment planning.

The goal of this presentation is to provide a better understanding of culture-specific factors and their impact on pain experience to guide pain assessment, and to highlight strategies for pain measurement in diverse populations with advanced medical illness.

This presentation will describe the importance of the Family Meeting as a best practice for advance care planning and caregiver support in Hospice and Palliative Care.

This podcast will review multiple formulations of prognosis for patients with advanced cancer. It should contribute to enhance our ability to prognosticate in this population and refer patients to appropriate level of care.  (This is Part 1 of a 2-part series.)

The purpose of this podcast is to enable learners to increase their knowledge of the complexity of prognostication in chronic advanced illnesses other than cancer, and to enhance their ability to provide and/or refer patients to the appropriate level of care. (This is Part 2 of a 2-part series.)

This presentation will describe the importance of the Family Meeting as a best practice for advance care planning and caregiver support in Hospice and Palliative Care.

The goal of this presentation is to provide a better understanding of culture-specific factors and their impact on pain experience to guide pain assessment, and to highlight strategies for pain measurement in diverse populations with advanced medical illness.