Palliative Care
Palliative care is an approach to illness that focuses on alleviating symptoms and situations that detract from health. These things might include the stress of having multiple chronic illnesses, physical symptoms like pain or constipation, or psychological symptoms like emotional conflict, anxiety, depression or confusion. Sometimes, confusion lies in simply understanding one's chronic illnesses and how to proceed with making complicated treatment decisions. Palliative care also encompasses end of life care to ease the dying process. Palliative care training is included in geriatric medicine fellowships and also as a separate fellowship with its own certification.
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As a family physician with broad experience in care of complicated patients with chronic illness, Dr. Black is qualified to assist you with chronic disease management, palliative care needs and advanced care planning.
Georgia Advance Directive
Georgia POLST
Palliative Care Planning Worksheet
Go Wish Cards (free online version)
Click here to learn more about palliative care.
As a family physician with broad experience in care of complicated patients with chronic illness, Dr. Black is qualified to assist you with chronic disease management, palliative care needs and advanced care planning.
Georgia Advance Directive
Georgia POLST
Palliative Care Planning Worksheet
Go Wish Cards (free online version)