The 2nd International Multidisciplinary Forum on Palliative Care (IMFPC 2013)

Key Topics

• Communication and Coping
  Patients narrative, suffering and discomfort, communication in palliative care, Curative care cessation, Empathy, Working in a team, Delivery of bad news and hope, Preparation of patients, family and staff for death
• Clinical aspects and symptom management
  Emergency situations, Pharmacology, The final hours, nausea, dyspnea, fatigue, pain, vomiting, anorexia, constipation, diarrhea, ascites and Technical skills
• The Palliative Care System
  Dilemmas in palliative care, Overview, principles and history of palliative care
• Other
  Care setting transitions at the end of life, Place of death , Palliative care in nursing homes, Palliative care in general practice, End-of-life communication, Advance care planning and Terminal sedation in medical practice