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Approaching Death: Improving Care at the End of Life (1997)
Institute of Medicine (IOM)

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H American Board of Internal Medicine Clinical Competence in End-of-Life Care*

Components

Core Competencies

Medical Knowledge

Palliative care

• Assessment and treatment of psychological distress

• Pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatment of pain and other symptoms

Interviewing/Counseling skills

Listening

Truth telling

Giving bad news

Discussing dying as a process

Dealing with families of dying patients

Team Approach

Understanding multidisciplinary natures of end-of-life care (physician, nursing staff, social services, palliative care or hospice team, pharmacist, chaplain, patient, patient's family, patient advocate)

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American Board of Internal Medicine, Caring for the Dying: Identification and Promotion of Physician Competency. Philadelphia, Author, 1996, p. 41. Used with permission.

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