Palliative & Advance Care Planning

This video will provide patients and caregivers an overview of palliative care: what it is, how it interacts with their ongoing care, the holistic interdisciplinary team approach, and how taking advantage of this service can bring comfort, confidence, and strength while living with a serious illness.

This video will give patients and caregivers key information on accessing palliative care: where they can find it, how to gain access to it, how it is paid for, and whether it is covered by insurance.

This video will help empower patients by explaining 'goals of care' and the importance of developing these goals for one's palliative care treatment. It will teach patients and caregivers the role of family meetings and the importance of open and honest communication and taking into account one's values, wishes, and beliefs in palliative care.

This video will explain to patients the benefits of palliative care to the physical symptoms of their illness and side effects of their treatment: including pain, shortness of breath, nausea, fatigue, and insomnia. It will also emphasize that it is important to speak up about one's needs so that patients can get the most out of their palliative care.

This video will explain to patients the connection between dealing with a serious illness and common psychosocial and emotional concerns. The video will explore the impact and management of both conditions like depression, anxiety, delirium, and agitation. It will also stress that the strength that comes from faith can be powerful for some patients living with serious illness.

This video will help caregivers understand their role in helping a loved one live with serious illness including: managing appointments, tracking symptoms, administering medication, and general aid and safety around the home.

This video will teach caregivers that caring for a loved one with a serious illness can put their own emotional health at risk and will explain how to manage the stress that can result and the emotional toll caregiving can take.