What happens when we fail to emphasize LIFE at the moment when we are closest to death?
Of course, the answer to this question is horrifying because it means cutting another human being off from his or her last connection to comfort, closure, and dignity. The problems hindering quality of LIFE are basic and not surprising at all. However, they have become a part of the pattern and practice for end of life care. In 2006, the National Quality Forum released A National Framework and Preferred Practices for Palliative and Hospice Care Quality. A Consensus Report which identified four distinct problems in end of life care that hinder positive outcomes for the patient and family:
Lack of communication to patients concerning their care
Inability to make goals clear
Failure to answer questions
Excluding patients in treatment decisions
The Art of Transition Workshop provides End of Life Care professionals with the skills and techniques to solve these four problems related to effective care. The solution relies on expertise, communication, and compassion to bring a quality of LIFE to the patient and family. Focusing on this idea of LIFE has its own palliative power and gives End of Life Care professionals the ability to truly help people in need. By focusing on LIFE, they are able to sooth the ravaged body and calm the anxious spirit of those whose most elemental moment of transition lies in their guiding hands. It is a profound and humbling mission filled with sacrifice, joy, and sorrow, and its goal is to bring the dignity in death that all humans deserve.
Attend the Art of Transition Workshop, and let’s work together to change the outcome. We know what happens when we fail to emphasize LIFE at the moment when we are closest to death!
Hospice Hero & Healthcare Warrior 