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To live well, a person must know how to die well. For every death well died, a few live on greatly enriched and many live on bettered by that gift. This chapter seeks to explore some of the less tangible but powerful benefits of quality end-of-life care that have implications beyond the patient’s experience. It first explores the possibility that hospice and palliative care approaches may be an important component of a robust response to mortality, not only for individuals but also for societies. It goes on to explore the notion that professionalism properly understood is well exemplified by hospice and palliative care philosophy and by its history. It further suggests that disorientation with regard to professional values has allowed impoverished care for the dying. Finally, it explores the possibility that hospice and palliative care can reduce damage and assist survival despite devastating losses for individuals and society.
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Emanuel, L.L. (2001). Palliative Care. In: Weisstub, D.N., Thomasma, D.C., Gauthier, S., Tomossy, G.F. (eds) Aging: Decisions at the End of Life. International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine, vol 12. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9682-4_3
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