
CHATROOM
REPLAY EDITION: Palliative Sedation in Patients with Terminal Illness
Speaker:
Maria Fidelis Manalo, MD, MSC
Moderator:
Agnes Bausa-Claudia, MD
Palliative sedation plays a vital role in preserving comfort and dignity for patients facing the final stages of a terminal illness. It is used only when symptoms such as pain, breathlessness, agitation, or psychological distress remain unbearable despite all other treatment options. Through the careful and ethical use of sedative medications, palliative sedation helps ease suffering and promotes peace, allowing patients to spend their remaining time as comfortably and meaningfully as possible. Know more about this here: https://zoom.us/rec/share/DS9RbHuR5RD3nqx3f8YAoif8WIolyAgaHowXLfbJ-4hLX1qVdhd4M24cogiFdqk9.IiCqBd0ZPTkUuw4l


