What do Doctors Know about Patients End-of-Life Care?
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3419-3635
Fritz Eduardo Gempeler
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6036-9155
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The San Ignacio University Hospital and the Ethic Clinic Service have carried out continuous education for the hospital´s staff regarding the necessary care for patients at the end of life. Efforts have been made to train the health team on the end-of-life plan strategy and the concept of reorientation of therapeutic effort, to provide the necessary care in this final stage. This study´s objective was to identify the physician´s knowledge about these concepts and to assess whether their implementation was adequate in the clinical practice. The results showed that even though the workers do possess knowledge there are external barriers that prevent its implementation.
Education- Clinical Ethics, Withholding – Withdrawing- Care End Life – Terminally illEducación, Ética Clínica, Cuidados al final de la vida, Enfermo terminal
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