The importance of culture and ethnicity in end of life care

Associate professor Katherine Clark talks about the importance of culture and ethnicity in end of life care. Associate Prof Clark discusses the importance of recognising each patient and family as unique and sensitively asking them what is important to them and what sort of care and support they need. Rather than providing a checklist of different beliefs and practices around death, this podcast and the accompanying article explain how to sensitively approach death and dying with different groups. Important and relevant to any GP involved in palliative care for patients of any cultural group, the podcast and article also touches on useful resources and the key role GPs have in improving access to palliative care services.
Source: Australian Family Physician audio - Category: Primary Care Authors: Tags: Podcasts Source Type: podcasts