<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Palliative care in Romania is a relatively new emerging field. Challenges of this specialty, its uniqueness and the several problems posed by a particular category of patients, the chronically ill patients, make this medical specialty a particularly complex one in certain situations, requiring a multidisciplinary team well-prepared in terms of theory and practice. Unlike in the case of most medical specialties, particular emphasis is laid on the “human” side of medical care, this specialty introducing the concept of “total pain”.</p></abstract>

Palliative care in Romania is a relatively new emerging field. Challenges of this specialty, its uniqueness and the several problems posed by a particular category of patients, the chronically ill patients, make this medical specialty a particularly complex one in certain situations, requiring a multidisciplinary team well-prepared in terms of theory and practice. Unlike in the case of most medical specialties, particular emphasis is laid on the “human” side of medical care, this specialty introducing the concept of “total pain”.

Humanistic Medicine, a Forgotten Concept? The Correct Approach in Palliative Care of Chronic Patients

Department of Physiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Tîrgu Mureș,

Department of Epidemiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Tîrgu Mureș,

Journal of Interdisciplinary Medicine

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Palliative care in Romania is a relatively new emerging field. Challenges of this specialty, its uniqueness and the several problems posed by a particular...

Humanistic Medicine, a Forgotten Concept? The Correct Approach in Palliative Care of Chronic Patients

Published Online: Dec 29, 2016

Page range: 300 - 302

Received: Nov 01, 2016

Accepted: Nov 19, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jim-2016-0063

Keywords
chronic patient, holistic care, palliative care

© 2016 Sorin Albu et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Humanistic Medicine, a Forgotten Concept? The Correct Approach in Palliative Care of Chronic Patients

Published Online: Dec 29, 2016

Page range: 300 - 302

Received: Nov 01, 2016

Accepted: Nov 19, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jim-2016-0063

Keywordschronic patient, holistic care, palliative care

© 2016 Sorin Albu et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
chronic patient, holistic care, palliative care