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Helen Bauer BSN RN CHPNThe Truths You Need to Know About Palliative Care from the Stanford Healthcare Team

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This episode is the first in a 4-part special series in partnership with Stanford Healthcare, sponsorsored by Kensington Senior Living.

Grant Smith, M.D. and Emily Linderman, BCC from the Palliative Care team at Stanford Health Care are sharing all the basics of palliative care – when to start it, who can benefit from it, and what a PC team does for patients and caregivers.  

Here are a few highlights from our conversation:

• Palliative care teams are transdisciplinary (consisting of workers with different skills, like physicians, social workers, nurses, and chaplains) and support quality of life
• Palliative care can be provided at any age and stage of an illness
• Palliative care teams are great at helping patients to understand all the information being thrown at them, facilitating family conferences, and coordinating patient care

You can find more resources and information about palliative care at caringinfo.org and getpalliativecare.org 

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Helen Bauer Helen Bauer, BSN RN CHPN

Helen Bauer has worked in hospice care as a Certified Hospice and Palliative Care Registered Nurse for almost 15 years. Helen’s passion for quality end-of-life care can be heard on The Heart of Hospice podcast leading discussions on death and dying, hospice care and philosophy, advance care planning, and grief. As owner of Hospice Navigation Services, she provides education and support for anyone needing information about hospice and end-of-life care.