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Palliative Care
  • Palliative Care
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The Palliative Care module provides lectures that focus on the unique challenges faced by caregivers and clinicians in caring for patients with neurological disease. The module also features topics that focus on difficult conversations related to advanced care planning and end of life care for patients with neurological disease.Education Committee Chairs: Patrick Wen, Isabel Arrillaga- RomanyCo-Chair: Erin DunbarTopics in this track include:
Challenges in Palliative and Supportive Care for Patients with Neuro-Oncologic Illnesses
  • Palliative Care
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Overview:Define palliative care and its role in supporting patients with neuro-oncological illnesses and their familiesDiscuss specific challenges in providing optimal supportive care for this populationPrognosticationCOmmunicationCaregiver support
Advance care planning for CNS patients and their families
  • Palliative Care
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Learning objectives:To understand the importance of early palliative care and ACP (advance care planning)To discuss how SCP can support patient's goals, values, and wishesTo explore role of substitute decision maker (SDM) and Power of Attorney (POA)To discuss common challenges in starting ACP conversationsTo identify important communication skills of ACP conversations 
Mobility
  • Palliative Care
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A conversation about the effects of physical debility on mobility. 
SNO Bowel-Bladder
  • Palliative Care
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Outline:Approach to History and ExaminationNeurogenic Bladder: Anatomy and ManagementNeurogenic Bowel: Anatomy and Management
Mood and emotions
  • Palliative Care
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A talk about mood and emotions in patients with primary brain tumors.
Sleep-Wake Disturbances in Primary Brain Tumor (PBT) Patients
  • Palliative Care
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A discussion about patient's with Primary Brain Tumors (PBT) experience Sleep-Wake Disturbances