IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS
Precious Time
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Making Difficult Conversations Easier
The Precious Time Implementation Guide is an excellent resource for healthcare professionals who want to be more effective in communicating the reality of the end-of-life situation to patients and their families. It can help you and your colleagues understand what Precious Time is and isn't, how to initiate discussions with patients and their families, and how to integrate the term into serious illness and end-of-life conversations.
The guide also includes case studies and recommendations for feeling more comfortable with this sensitive topic. By using the term "Precious Time," healthcare professionals can deliver sad news in a kind, gentle, and easy-to-understand way.
Get a copy and take the first step towards helping patients and families make the most of their Precious Time.
If you have any questions, want to schedule training sessions, or purchase Precious Time goods (buttons, lapel pins, magnets, or stickers), please get in touch with me.
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The term "Precious Time" was coined by my late husband, Bob Lehmberg, MD, a palliative care and hospice physician. It refers to the end-of-life period, which can last for months, weeks, days, or hours. It is intended to emphasize the importance of cherishing the remaining time with loved ones.
Healthcare professionals know that at the end of life comes death, there are no do-overs in end of life, and the patient's loved ones will remain and remember long after the death. Patients and their loved ones look to the professionals for authenticity and guidance during what is likely the most consequential period of their relationships. Yet even for the most seasoned professional, telling a patient and their loved ones that death is approaching is extremely difficult.
It is crucial to have open, honest conversations with patients and their loved ones about the limited time they have left so that they can be fully present, express their love, find reconciliation, and say good-bye.
