UHN/MSH Medical Grand Rounds - Jan 25, 2012: "Code Palliative"

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Mount Sinai Hospital, Auditorium, 18th Floor
VIDEOCONFERENCED TO:
Toronto Western Hospital – Main Auditorium, 2 West Wing, Room #401 Toronto General Hospital – Eaton Wing Ground Floor, Room #025/026

“Code Palliative”

SPEAKER: James Downar, MD, MHSc, FRCPC Divisions of Critical Care and Palliative Care, UHN

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
1) To understand the role of palliative care in acutely ill patients
2) To appreciate the current gaps in end-of-life care for patients who are deteriorating on the ward
3) To be able to initiate important elements of end-of-life care for patients who are dying on the ward