Strengthening a Palliative Approach in Long-Term Care
Individuals in long-term care (LTC) who are reaching end-of-life have unique physical, emotional, social, psychological, and spiritual needs. A palliative approach to care ensures these needs are being met in a compassionate way that enhances the quality of life, limits suffering and provides needed comfort.
This podcast explores the palliative approach to long-term care through conversations with patients, health care professionals, family members, researchers and others who want to improve how we care for people in long-term care.
Production of these podcasts has been made possible through a financial contribution from Health Canada. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of Health Canada.
Selected by Feedspot as one of the Top 15 Long Term Care Podcasts on ond one of the "20 Best Nursing Home Podcasts" lists for 2024!
Strengthening a Palliative Approach in Long-Term Care
Order sets for improving palliative care: a conversation with palliative care physician Dr. Melanie Leger
Dr. Melanie Leger is a palliative care physician in Moncton, New Brunswick. She recently developed standardized templates for order sets in palliative, to help guide community and long-term care health professionals as they review and update palliative protocols. The templates also increase efficiency by adding medication quantities and refill orders that can double as a prescription.
"Some of our nursing homes had order sets, but some didn't. This project made me realize that some of these order sets were sometimes dated. It made me think that having it reviewed by palliative care specialists can help make sure they are up to date and evidence-based."
The SPA-LTC podcast has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top 15 Long Term Care Podcasts on the web!
Learn more about the Strengthening a Palliative Approach to Long-Term Care project at: https://spaltc.ca/
