Dr Robert W Buckingham
University of Michigan-Flint, United States
Title: Hospice Care for the Person with AIDS
Biography
Biography: Dr Robert W Buckingham
Abstract
This presentation will focus on the philosophy of care for the person with AIDS in the last 6 months of life. I will present palliative care for the special needs of the AIDS patient and their family. This presentation will focus on pain control, patient/family as the unit of care, palliative sedation, symptom control, continuity of care, respect of lifestyle, physician and nurse accessibility, control of loneliness, and fears of abandonment as well as grief management after the death of the loved one.