AAHPM Blog » definition http://www.aahpm.org/apps/blog Physicians caring for patients with serious illness. Thu, 09 May 2013 21:25:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 How Do You Define Palliative Care? http://www.aahpm.org/apps/blog/?p=1176 http://www.aahpm.org/apps/blog/?p=1176#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:57:37 +0000 Administrator http://www.aahpm.org/apps/blog/?p=1176 While reading this article from the Philadelphia Inquirer, AAHPM staff came across this definition:

Palliative care, which focuses on treating the symptoms of diseases either fatal or curable, has become increasingly common in U.S. hospitals.

What are you thoughts? How do YOU define palliative care?

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