Palliative Sedation Therapy " PST...Can We Talk About It?"

Course Number: LDMonline137

Start Date: TBD

Palliative sedation is of great interest to people working in palliative care and to the general public. In fact, in 2007 one search engine alone produced 44 pages of abstracts on palliative sedation. This course fosters greater understanding of what palliative sedation is, and what it isn’t. Learners participate in open forums where ideas, values, and feelings about palliative sedation therapy are discussed with each other and with a palliative care physician and counsellor.

Objectives

At the end of this course, learners will be able to:

• Define “Palliative Sedation Therapy” and clearly distinguish how it differs from Physician Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia.
• Identify the tension points that arise for families, patients and palliative care caregivers when palliative sedation therapy is offered, administrated and/or withheld.
• Explain and discuss values and ethical principles involved in setting guidelines and protocols for palliative sedation.
• Recognize how Palliative Sedation Therapy may affect professional caregivers and family experiences.

Instructor: Susan Breiddal and Dr Peter Kirk

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