Hospice and Palliative Medicine 2084H0002X
Hospice and Palliative Medicine: Hospice Medicine is end-of-life medicine to help make the patient more comfortable and to ease the suffering. Palliative Medicine is a unique area of health care that has goals to relieve and prevent the suffering of all patients. Palliative Medicine uses a multi-factorial approach to caring for patient and relies on advice from the doctors, chaplains, nurses, social workers and other health care professionals if planning how to care for a patient.
Taxonomy Code: 2084H0002X
Allopathic and Osteopathic Physicians | Psychiatry and Neurology | Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Allopathic and Osteopathic Physicians: Allopathic physicians are general doctors (Medical Doctor or MD), whereas osteopathic physicians (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine or DO) deal specifically with Osteopathy, targeting in healing the body with minimal use of medicine with an emphasis focusing on preventative care. Both types are fully licensed physicians, educated in diagnosing, as well as offering treatment for various illnesses and disorders.
Psychiatry and Neurology: Psychiatry is a medical term used for the study and treatment of numerous mental disorders. Neurology targets the anatomy, functions and basic organic disorders of the nervous system. The ABPH is the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, that's a non-profit corporation founded back in 1934.