Research shows that two thirds of healthcare professionals feel that they are insufficiently trained in this area. The patients also notice this: almost a third lack adequate support after a bad news conversation.
“People who are terminally ill often have to deal with anxiety, depressive complaints, grief or aspects of meaning – how can I add color to my life?”, De Hosson sums up. Incurably ill patients also lack support for their loved ones or want to talk about which form of care best suits their wishes.
“In my consulting room, people are very afraid that they will eventually choke,” lung specialist De Hosson mentions as an example. “I can tell them that won’t happen, because we have medicines. That message alone can give people a lot of peace. I really had to learn to talk about it properly.”
Course full immediately
Last weekend the teaching team for the new study program met for the first time. The courses start on May 12. “There is a lot of demand for this subject. The refresher course that starts in May was immediately full.”
Nieuwsuur previously spoke with three experts about palliative care. According to various health care providers who nurse and guide people in the last weeks of their lives, doctors continue to treat too long and people barely have time to say goodbye to life and die, can be seen in this video:
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