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Course introduction

This course is about the role of palliative care and sedation in enabling people to die well. Watch Professor Nancy Preston give an overview.

Welcome to the course! We are looking forward to learning with you. We hope you find the topics covered by this course interesting, and we are excited to hear your thoughts.

To start off, you will hear from Professor Nancy Preston. Nancy is a Professor of Supportive and Palliative Care at Lancaster University in the United Kingdom. She is one of the lead educators on this course. In this video, she talks about the course and what you can expect to learn.

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Dying Well: The Role of Palliative Care and Sedation in End of Life Care

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