Formal training in palliative care for the trauma surgeon: Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship
04/20/24 at 03:00 AM
Formal training in palliative care for the trauma surgeon: Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship
Current Trauma Reports, by Alison Haruta, Ian McCurry, Allyson Cook Chapman; 4/24
Palliative care aims to alleviate suffering across multiple domains and treat the patient and family as a unit to provide goal concordant care. Utilization of palliative care principles in trauma surgery has emerged as a crucial component of comprehensive patient care. We discuss formal hospice and palliative medicine training, the benefits of this fellowship, and how surgeons integrate this into their careers.