Palliative Care Medicine

Palliative Care Medicine is a specialized clinical field focused on improving the quality of life for patients with serious, life-limiting illnesses. The primary goal of palliative care is to relieve pain, manage symptoms, and provide emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to both patients and their families.

This form of care is not limited by the potential for a cure and can be provided alongside curative treatments, addressing complex symptoms such as pain, fatigue, nausea, and anxiety. Palliative care teams, made up of doctors, nurses, social workers, chaplains, and other specialists, work together to tailor a care plan that focuses on comfort and dignity.