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def'n of palliative care |
ØThe World Health Organizationdescribes palliative care as "an approach that improves the quality oflife of patients and their families facing the problems associated withlife-threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering by meansof early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of pain andother problems, physical, psychosocial and spiritual.“ |
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conceptual framework for palliative care during illness |
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summary of palliative care services in AB |
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Edmonton zone palliative care program (EZPCP) |
ØTheEZPCP is a comprehensive, integrated palliative care service designed tofacilitate and support access to high quality, cost effective palliative careservices for CANCER and NON-CANCER patients both in the community and acutecare locations |
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reasons to refer to palliative care include symptom management, admission to hospice, admission to 3º palliative care unit |
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interesting: discharge statistics for RAH palliative care programs |
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Hospice eligibility criteria |
1. patient >18 y old 2. life expectancy of 4 mo or less 3. focus on symptom manageemtn and comfort measures (GOC = C1 or C2) |
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Hospices are NOT able to accept patients who require/have the following |
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