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September 23-24, 2019 | Prague, Czech Republic
2nd International Conference on
Palliative Care
Clinical Trials and Pharmacovigilance
Joint Event
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Notes:
Background: Exposure to death and dying had a strong
influence on the present life of every citizen. Primary care
workers value palliative part of their work. Most of the time,
patients appreciate the contribution of the GPs, district
nurses, social workers, hospices and lay support, especially if
they accessible, take time to listen, allow patient and carers
to ventilate their feelings, and make efforts made regarding
symptom relief. While providing palliative care to patients,
primary care workers often have to overcome barriers and
myths.
Aim: The workshop seeks to facilitate the changes in service
models, policy, education and research in primary care.
It provides a backdrop for debate on the development of
palliative care in primary care in South Eastern Europe.
Methods: When primary health care teamstart with palliative
approach, it faces problems of transition from regular care
to palliative care. Patient, relatives and team workers meet
severalproblems.UsualapproachtopatientsSOAP(subjective
S = O = objective, A = Assessment, P = plan), is expected to be
replaced by other protocols. The doctor and his colleagues
also face a bunch of different questionnaires and rating scales,
which are intended to assess the state of palliative patients.
There are multiple wishes expressed by relatives. However,
one should always put the patient’s feelings and expectations
in the first plan. Barriers, opportunities, examples of good and
bad practices will be discussed at the workshop, which were
focused on palliative care in primary care.
Results: Effective palliative care services should be integrated
into the existing health system, especially community and
home-based care. The non-specialist palliative care needs
should be considered by the staff delivering the on-going care,
with initial guidance and support from specialists in hospitals
and specialized palliative care teams. Caring for the caregivers
is an essential area of palliative care in primary care.
Conclusion: Implementation of interdisciplinary care that
focuses on effective communication, individualized care plans
and care coordination should be established.
Speaker Biography
Danica Rotar Pavlič was granted, on 20 April 1998 the title of Assistant for
the subject Family Medicine. In 2000, she became project coordinator
of IMPROVE (Improvement of older patient involvement in medical
care, ) for Slovenia. This is an
international project performed under the auspices of the European
Community, involving 11 countries. In 2003, She became co-ordinator of
the international project called PREDICT with the following participating
countries: Great Britain, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Estonia and
Slovenia. She is andmain coordinator of working group on palliative care of
the Association of general practice/family medicine of South-East Europe
AGP/FM SEE. She was the Vice chair of European Forum for Primary care
2010-2018. She is the President of Slovenian Association of Family Doctors
for the period 2013–2017.
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Danica Rotar Pavlic
Network of Primary Health care, Slovenia
Bridging primary palliative care in South Eastern Europe
Journal of Primary Care and General Practice | Volume 2
J Prim Care Gen Pract, Volume:2