Communicating with the terminally-ill patient

Authors

  • Tiberio Álvarez Echeverri Universidad de Antioquia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.iatreia.3374

Keywords:

Terminal Disease, Physician-Patient Relations

Abstract

Some important elements of the relationship between physicians and their terminally-ill patients are discussed; with them it Is Intended to humanize such relationship and, besides, to alleviate the patient’s uncertainty; to orient his or her personal, familial and social life; to analyze the steps to be followed and to discern specific actions leading to the solution of problems; finally, to clarify positions towards life and death.

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Author Biography

Tiberio Álvarez Echeverri, Universidad de Antioquia

Profesor, Sección de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Departamento de Cirugía, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia. Director Clínica de Alivio del Dolor, Hospital Universitario San Vicente de Paúl, Medellín, Colombia.

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Published

1989-03-02

How to Cite

1.
Álvarez Echeverri T. Communicating with the terminally-ill patient. Iatreia [Internet]. 1989 Mar. 2 [cited 2026 Mar. 4];2(3):pág. 239-243. Available from: https://revistas.udea.edu.co/index.php/iatreia/article/view/3374

Issue

Vol 2, No 3

Section

Review articles

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