Osteopathic EPEC Module 8 - American Osteopathic Association

January 6, 2018 | Author: Anonymous | Category: Science, Health Science, Psychiatry
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Osteopathic EPEC Education for Osteopathic Physicians on End-of-Life Care Based on The EPEC Project, created by the American Medical Association and supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Adapted by the American Osteopathic Association for educational use.

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Module 8

Sudden Illness

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Objectives •

Describe the features of sudden illness that require special skills



Know how to • •



Communicate effectively Guide decision making

Explain the benefits and risks of a timelimited trial approach

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Sudden illness . . . • Patient, family, caregivers under stress

• Prognostic uncertainty • Chaotic environment, multiple care providers

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. . . Sudden illness • Continuous, sequential decision making • Assess / reassess the goals of care

• Acute symptom management • Patient, family, caregivers need support

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Overview . . . • Provide structure • Communicate possible outcomes • Identify decision points in advance • Use goals of care to guide decision making

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. . . Overview •

Take sociocultural issues into account • •

Address differences Use clear language



Manage symptoms effectively



Impact of stress on caregivers

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Provide structured interaction •

Encourage one primary spokesperson



Identify regular communication times



Prepare early for future decisions



Set expectations for future communication



Communicate the plan

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Communicate range of possible outcomes . . . •

Avoid waiting until more is known



Discuss uncertainty openly



Provide the full picture



Identify most and least likely outcomes



Acknowledge limits of individual experience

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. . . Communicate range of possible outcomes •

Discuss what is likely to happen next



Be specific and use examples



Discuss what is known



Use evidence-based information



Use gentle repetition



Identify immediate and future decisions

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Identify decision points in advance • Signs that a decision may be near • Time course expected before next decision • Prepare for • Changing goals • Discussion of informed consent

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Use goals of care to guide decision making •

Patient-centered goals of care determine the treatment plan • • •



Values, preferences Cumulative and integrated goals Comfort and curative goals

Identify the degree of • •

Recovery that would be acceptable Certainty recovery could be achieved American Osteopathic Association AOA: Treating Our Family and Yours

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Informed consent •

Nature of the illness



Recommended treatment



Reasonable alternatives



Chance of each alternative achieving its intended goal



Burdens, benefits of each alternative

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Benefits, burdens of timelimited trials •

Use while more information is gathered



Can stop life-sustaining treatment



Provides structure, helps families



May result in a poor outcome



Decision to stop may be more difficult

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Sociocultural differences . . . • Distrust of the medical system or physicians

• Unrealistic expectations of the medical system or physicians • Any life, no matter how compromised, is worth living

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. . . Sociocultural differences • Belief in miracles • Death is “the enemy” • Death should not be discussed openly

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Manage symptoms • Essential to quality of life • Relieve symptoms throughout • Permits continuation of a portion of the treatment plan

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Impact of stress on professionals •

Physician - Know Thyself •

Acknowledge stress, uncertainty of Dx and Tx, moral and ethical conflict



Stressful working conditions



Burnout common



Communication, common goals help



Provide support systems American Osteopathic Association AOA: Treating Our Family and Yours

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Sudden Illness

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