NURS 1730 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Palliative Care, The Roots, Hospitium
11 Apr 2017
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The canadian hospice palliative care association estimates that each death in canada affects the immediate well-being of other people, or more than 1. 25 million canadians each year. Pain is whatever the person says it is. It exists whenever and wherever s/he says it does. Only 16 to 30% of canadians who die have access to or receive tertiary or specialist hospice and end-of-life care services depending on where they live in canada. Revived by cicely saunders in the 1960"s in the uk out of a need to provide terminally ill patients with end of life services. St. christopher"s hospice established in 1967 london, england. First palliative care unit opened at st. boniface general hospital in winnipeg. Dr. balfour mount wanted to come over to see the hospice. Established the first integrated palliative care unit in a north american hospital. Derived from latin palliare which means to cloak (covering) Enhances quality of life and positively influences the course of the illness.
