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Podcast: Hospice Quinte: Changing Lives Podcast
Episode: Poor Communication is Compromising Care for the Dying
Description: In a recent CARENET report, poor communication was cited as a contributor to compromised care for palliative patients. Their research showed that up to 70 per cent of seriously ill, hospitalized elderly Canadians have been given invasive end-of-life treatments that they simply did not want. Find out how to improve communication at end of life in this week's podcast.About Hospice QuinteHospice Quinte provides individuals, their families, and caregivers with compassionate end of life care, by attending to their physical, psychosocial, and practical needs, and offering empathetic care to those who are grieving through vi...