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Care That Enhances Quality of Life Palliative care requires an interdisciplinary approach, and pharmacists are partnering with other healthcare providers to offer team-based support and treatment for patients. By Joseph A. Cantlupe
When they first learn about palliative care, some student pharmacists are initially somewhat hesitant and reluctant. Dr. Chris Herndon, a professor at the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) School of Pharmacy, recalled being instructed decades ago about palliative care. He dreaded it, feeling it was wrapped in death and dying. “I thought it was going to be Godawful,” Herndon recalled. “Now it’s my favorite thing.”
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