Communication & Practice: Re-Imagining the End-Of-Life Experience

< div class= " separator " style= " clear: both; text-align: center; " > < /div > < div class= " separator " style= " clear: both; text-align: center; " > < a href= " https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zhZ3vOcEokw/V07tizb9QqI/AAAAAAABP1o/PSEUT57UjncPVK8pKuvSWkCRypVkmfh5QCLcB/s1600/2016%2B%2523hpm%2Bchat%2Bsquares%2B%25283%2529.png " imageanchor= " 1 " style= " clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; " > < img border= " 0 " height= " 320 " src= " https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zhZ3vOcEokw/V07tizb9QqI/AAAAAAABP1o/PSEUT57UjncPVK8pKuvSWkCRypVkmfh5QCLcB/s320/2016%2B%2523hpm%2Bchat%2Bsquares%2B%25283%2529.png " width= " 320 " / > < /a > < /div > by Stacey Tinianov < br / > < br / > Transformative change takes time and effort yet these epic journeys always begin with single steps. < br / > < br / > With bite-sized change in mind, how might we encourage little shifts in the way we communicate and practice to catalyze big change in re-imagining the end-of-life experience? < br / > < br / > < b > Redesigning Communication < /b > < br / > < br / > If we would like to re-imagine the end-of-life experience, might we begin to reconsider our terminology as it relates to death? < br / > < br / > < i > “She lost her battle with cancer.” < /i > < br / > < br / > Winners and loser conversations may be better suited for discussions around play-off games. When someone dies from their illness, claiming the disease as a victor does everyone involved a disservice. Might we ...

Source: Pallimed: A Hospice and Palliative Medicine Blog - June 1, 2016 Category: Palliative Care Tags: communicaiton death openIDEO patient tinianov Source Type: blogs