VIDEO 4 – CLINICAL TIPS TAB – AMBER THOMASSEN

10th Annual Winter Cancer Symposium | San Juan, Puerto Rico | March 5 – 7,2021

Challenges In End of Life Care

Presented by Amber Thomassen

Nurse Practitioner
Phase 1 Research
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of Miami School of Medicine
Miami, FL

KEY TAKEAWAY POINTS

  • Honest communication with patients regarding their prognosis at the initial visit
  • Having a point person at the office who can discuss advanced care planning (i.e. advanced directives)
  • Scheduling a specific time to discuss hospice within the first three visits
  • Offer to discuss the patient’s prognosis, coping strategies, and goals of care at each transition
  • Clinicians can contextualize goals of care that preserve hope and optimism while maintaining appropriate treatment aims