This term is quite new to all the people including even the doctor or health care worker. I myself heard that patient have misconception that hospice is hospital service. Since my friends and I were attached to KASIH HOSPICE during our elective, I have learned what the hospice really is.
Palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problem associated with life-threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, physical, psychosocial and spiritual. It was founded by Dame Cicely Saunder (we are asked about this when we first met the doctor in charge)
In simple words, hospice or palliative care provide care to patient and family member holistically (biopsychosocial-spiritual or physical , mental, social and spiritual )so that patient have end stage of life with dignity and without suffering. Meantime, hospice helps family member to cope with loss of beloved till bereavement. In KASIH, Dr simplify this as 全人，全家，全程 (whole human being, whole family, whole journey in chinese)
Thus, as health care worker, we should NEVER NEVER tell patient that you have nothing to do to help him or her, leaving him unattended or disappointed. When we do not know how to handle this situation, please refer them to hospice unit. Click this link http://www.sabah.org.my/mhc/members.htm to see the location of the hospice centers in Malaysia. we went to KASIH HOSPICE CARE SOCIETY (KHC) which cover Rawang, Damansara, Sg Buloh.
Following is the detail of KHC
74, Jalan 14/29, Section 14
Tel: (603) 7960 7424
Fax: (603) 7956 6442
E-mail: admin@kasih-hospice.org
Website: http://www.kasih-hospice.org/
President: Dr Goh Pik Pin
During the attachment, we really learned a lot and enjoyed it. If the day of birth is of so much significance, then it should be the same for the day of death (which is quoted by leong, I personally like this very much). So, my friend, be holistic and skillful while dealing with the terminally ill patient. Last but not least, see u guy and put effort in our final year.
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