End stage care for the person with AIDS

5^th International Conference on HIV/AIDS, STDs and STIs

November 13-14, 2017 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Robert W Buckingham

University of Michigan-Flint, USA

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J AIDS Clin Res

Abstract :

This presentation will focus on the care needed for the person with AIDS with a limited prognosis of less than 6 months to live. It will address issues of medical, nursing and psychological needs as well as spiritual. It will discuss palliative care versus curative care. Components of Hospice philosophy of care and treatment will be detailed.

Biography :

Robert W Buckingham joins PHHS after having previously been appointed as the Jack W Thompson, MD Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Michigan-Flint in 2013-14. As Yale graduate, he was appointed as inaugural Executive Director/Dean of the School of Public Health with the University of Saskatchewan, in 2009. He has authored more than 12 books and many scientific referred papers, with the most recent being a textbook entitled, “A Primer on International Health” published by Allyn & Bacon and five books on hospice care, including, “Care of the Dying Child” published by the Continuum Publishing Company, which was translated in seven languages. His research areas are hospice care, global public health and HIV/AIDS in South East Asia and Central America. He has wide range of publications and attended national or international oral presentations.