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Tracy Shamas1, Sarah Gillespie-Heyman2
1A palliative care advanced practice registered nurse and coordinator of the palliative care consultation team at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System.
Abstract:
One aspect of palliative medicine that has been underexplored is the perspective of veterans either facing critical life-limiting illness or at the end of life. The needs of veterans differ not only because military culture affects how veterans cope with their illness but also because exposure-related factors (combat and environmental) differ between military branches. In this paper, we describe two cases involving end-of-life care for veterans with combat trauma and describe individualized approaches to their care.
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