Growing Pains: Palliative Care Making Gains
April 6th, 2011
At Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Medical Center, some third-year residents and nurses are taking part in something new: mindfulness training. Incorporating aspects of meditation, the 3-month pilot training program is meant to help them better deal with patients approaching the end of life. “We are teaching these practices to increase clinicians’ awareness of the emotional [...]