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Enhancing Understanding: Interpreting in Palliative Care

Explore the vital role of interpretation in palliative care and understand how it improves quality of life for patients facing serious illnesses. Learn about the distinction between palliative care and hospice, pain management, comfort care, and the importance of effective communication. Discover the collaborative efforts of palliative care teams and the support they provide in symptom management, patient care, and decision-making. Consider the nuances of interpretation in conveying meaning and addressing cultural nuances in this specialized healthcare field.

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Enhancing Understanding: Interpreting in Palliative Care

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  1. Interpreting in Palliative Care

  2. Interpreting in Palliative Care Produced with the support of the California HealthCare Foundation www.chcf.org Interpreting in Palliative Care

  3. Palliate = to make less severe In health care, to palliate means to lessen the severity of pain or disease without curing or removing the underlying cause. Interpreting in Palliative Care

  4. Remember this! Palliative care prevents, or relieves treats, the symptoms of a serious or chronic illness but does not cure it. Interpreting in Palliative Care

  5. Remember this too! Palliative care + curative care OR Palliative care alone, when curative care is no longer helpful. Interpreting in Palliative Care

  6. In a nutshell Palliative care • improves the quality of life • for patients who are facing serious illness • as well as for their family and friends. Interpreting in Palliative Care

  7. Palliative care Hospice care Pain management Comfort care Interpreting in Palliative Care

  8. BOTH palliative care and hospice . . . Interpreting in Palliative Care

  9. Hospice . . . Interpreting in Palliative Care

  10. Hospice . . . Interpreting in Palliative Care

  11. Palliative Care Graphic by Anne Kinderman, MD; used with permission. Interpreting in Palliative Care

  12. But what about “comfort care”? Interpreting in Palliative Care

  13. Palliative care provides: • Time for meetings and counseling. • Expertise in managing physical and emotional symptoms. • Support in resolving conflicts. • Coordination of care across settings. Interpreting in Palliative Care

  14. Palliative Care . . . .is a team effort! Interpreting in Palliative Care

  15. Palliative care teams help with: • Establishing goals of care • Managing symptoms • Patient discharge • Difficult conversations Interpreting in Palliative Care

  16. Interpreting in Palliative Care

  17. Remember You are interpreting meaning. Are there messages communicated only by context, tone or word choice? Are there cultural issues? Interpreting in Palliative Care

  18. Interpreting in Palliative Care

  19. Palliative care emphasizes • Maximizing quality of life. • Management of pain and symptoms. • Communication among the treating physicians. • Coordination of medical and supportive services. • Assistance with patient decision-making about care. • Support for caregivers. • Delivery by a team, including interpreters. Interpreting in Palliative Care

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