Reflections on a Career in Palliative Care: What Patients and Research Have Taught Me
Reflections on a Career in Palliative Care: What Patients and Research Have Taught Me
Harvey Chochinov, OC OM MD PhD FRCPC FRSC
Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry, University of Manitoba
Dr. Harvey Max Chochinov is a Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Manitoba and a Senior Scientist and CancerCare Manitoba Research Institute. His research provides an empirical basis for understanding and addressing palliative and end-of-life care experiences for patients and their families. His more than 350 career publications have broached diverse topics such as depression, quality-of-life, suicide, vulnerability, spirituality, and existential distress towards end-of-life. He has also led a large program of research targeting issues related to dignity within the healthcare setting, which includes the development and study of Dignity Therapy. He is the co-founder of the Canadian Virtual Hospice and co-editor of The Handbook of Psychiatry in Palliative Medicine (Oxford University Press). His latest book is entitled Dignity in Care: The Human Side of Medicine, published by Oxford University Press. He has been the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including the Canadian Medical Association’s highest recognition, the FNG Starr Award. He is an Order of Manitoba recipient and an Officer in the Order of Canada. In 2020 he was inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the psychological and existential challenges facing patients nearing end of life.
- Introduce Dignity in Care
,and discuss how considerations of dignity shape patient experience. - Describe how “Intensive Caring” applies to the care of patients who are suffering.
Zoom session
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