Providence Care Ethics Conference: Kindness, Humanity, Respect, Dignity and Compassion - March 26, 2009
The core values of medical professionalism—are too often being overlooked in the time pressured culture of modern health care. The A, B, C, and D of dignity conserving care can reinstate these values.
This one day learning session captured:
- The appreciation for an empirical basis of Dignity Conserving Care.
- How the ABCD's of Dignity Conserving Care encapsulate core values of medical professionalism.
- Insight into how the Dignity framework can inform holistic and humane care.
- How to use dignity therapy in your practice.
Guest Speaker - Dr. Harvey Max Chochinov
Dr. Harvey Max Chochinov is a Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Manitoba and Director of the Manitoba Palliative Care Research Unit, CancerCare Manitoba.
Dr. Chochinov shared the practical skill of interviewing a terminally ill patient. This approach, titled "dignity therapy", is designed to address psychosocial and existential distress among terminally ill patients.
To view Dr. Harvey Max Chochinov's full biographical statement, READ MORE.
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