palliative medicine
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpalliativeandmedicine
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palliative
adjective
uk/ˈpæl.i.ə.tɪv/us/ˈpæl.i.ə.t̬ɪv/
medicalspecialized
(of a drug or medical treatment) reducing pain without curing the cause of ...
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medicine
noun
uk/ˈmed.ɪ.sən/us/ˈmed.ɪ.sən/
treatment for illness or injury, or the study ...
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And nowhere is this more important than inpalliativemedicine.
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Palliativemedicinehence requires an interdisciplinary team approach.
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How dopalliativemedicinephysicians assess and manage depression.
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This development involves both acute medicine andpalliativemedicine.
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Spirituality is a major domain ofpalliativemedicinetraining.
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The gist ofpalliativemedicineis its clinical scenarios.
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The specialty ofpalliativemedicinehas grown and developed very rapidly in the last decade.
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On withholding nutrition and hydration in the terminally ill: haspalliativemedicinegone too far?
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I am unaware of widely accepted guidelines for the role of clergy inpalliativemedicine.
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Medical input was provided by the patient's primary care physician and/or apalliativemedicinespecialist associated with each team.
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I was curious to see if others with long careers inpalliativemedicinehad the same vision of themselves.
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As a general practitioner with an interest inpalliativemedicine, occasionally patients with end-stage malignancies are referred to me.
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Palliativemedicineplaces emphasis on a holistic approach, offering care and support not just for patients but also for their families.
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Those of us who work inpalliativemedicineignore the lessons of the great books and sacred texts of our civilizations at our own peril.
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Our editorial board consists of an extraordinary group of distinguished and esteemed international authorities in palliative care and the interface of psychiatry0psychology andpalliativemedicine.
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As in all fields of medicine, changes inpalliativemedicineare continually being made.
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Doctors should be given instruction inpalliativemedicineas part of their core training.
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They are not only valued friends and colleagues but are among the foremost pioneers and innovators in the expansion ofpalliativemedicineto include psychiatric and psychosocial concerns.
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The greatest failure as a clinician, from thepalliativemedicineperspective, is the failure to respect the patient's sincere and informed efforts to avoid or escape that fate.
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There is a need to disseminate the principles ofpalliativemedicinewhich have developed within the hospice movement.
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He will know that hospices are expected to find some costs for drags aspalliativemedicinedevelops.
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He is board-certified in neurology (1998) and in end-of-life andpalliativemedicine(2004).
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In addition, fellowships are offered in internal medicine andpalliativemedicine.
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For the financial year 1989–90 pain relief work undertaken bypalliativemedicineconsultants and anaesthetists was not separately identifiable from their other work.
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They do not mentionpalliativemedicineand advanced medical technology, nor do they mention the effects on society as a whole.
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