1. Incorporating person centred care principles into an ongoing comprehensive cancer management program: An experiential account
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C. N. Sridhar, John Preshanth Kumar, Vallath Nandini, M. R. Usharani, and Naveen Salins
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Communication skills ,Palliative care ,Culture ,Alternative medicine ,Disease ,Review Article ,Computerized clinical data base ,Paediatric palliative care ,Experiential learning ,Opioid dependence ,Breakthrough pain ,values ,Medicine ,Spirituality ,Change management ,Cancer pain ,Interdisciplinary care ,Cancer ,lcsh:R5-920 ,Integrative Oncology ,Cost benefit ratio ,Health Policy ,Palliative Care ,Gynecological malignancies ,Background analgesia ,Integrative oncology ,Training programmes ,Early referral ,Professional practice ,Team approach ,Religion ,Oncology ,Cancer management ,End of life care ,lcsh:Medicine (General) ,Corporate level ,Health informatics ,Quality of life ,Substance abuse ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Process (engineering) ,India ,Pain ,Networking ,Quality of life (healthcare) ,Nursing ,Multi-disciplinary team ,Training ,Postgraduate education ,Ethics ,Palliative ,business.industry ,Research ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Symptomatic care ,Planning ,business ,Refractory breathlessness ,Supportive care ,National policy ,Team - Abstract
Recent research indicates a definite positive impact on treatment outcomes when an integrative approach that focuses on symptom control and quality of life is provided along with the standard therapeutic regimens. However implementation or practice of this approach is not seen widely due to the culture of medical training and practice. This article presents the initial development of a program for incorporating integrative care principles into an ongoing comprehensive cancer care program at a tertiary centre. The key purpose of the program being to develop, facilitate, and establish comprehensive and holistic processes including palliative care principles, that would positively enhance the quantity and quality of life of the person with disease, as well as create an environment that reflects and sustains this approach. The vision, objectives, goals, strategies, activities and results within the 7 months of implementation are documented. The new learnings gained during the process have also been noted in the hope that the model described may be used to conceptualize similar care giving facilities in other centres.
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- 2011