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Designing a Program


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Post neonatal palliative care msnicn 2 04/22/2008
Hi, I am interested in any information or ideas ,suggestion on how to start a palliative care program in our nicu. Any information or policy and procedures,competancy examples would be greatly appreciated.It is always hard to start up new programs and any ...
Post Palliative care team in third world country Lindi_van_Niekerk 3 05/05/2008
We are looking to create a palliative care team at our hopital. It is a secondary hospital. We do not have the bed faccilities to for in patient care but would life to set up an out patient clinic. With limited resources, funding and staff, could anyone a ...
Post Palliative and geriatric programs Teresa 1 04/15/2008
Hi. We are in the process of developing a palliative care program at our hospital. The hospital is also considering a geriatric program which has very similar aspects to our program such as an interdisciplinary team and focus on EOL care in the hospital. ...
Post Hospitalists and Palliative Care Mary_RHA 2 04/17/2008
Our hospital is currently looking at developing a hospitalist program and is wondering if we can integrate the Palliative Care service within the hospitalist group. Does anyone have any experience with anything similar to this? Any evidence or support ei ...
Post Pharmacy Consulting Groups Michael 1 04/08/2008
We are exploring the idea of using a third party pharmacy consulting group (with expertise in palliative care) to help our physicians determine optimal pharmaceutical needs and dosages. Does anyone have experience with such groups?
Post Building a Program in a Skilled Nursing Facility karenbrokenleg 2 03/22/2008
I am wondering if a Palliative Care Brogram can be started in a skilled nursing facility (SNF). I realize that most residents in a SNF are receiving palliative care, but not always, or there may be changes that need to be addressed. It can be a way of g ...
Post Building a Program in a Skilled Nursing Facility karenbrokenleg 2 03/24/2008
I am wondering if a Palliative Care Brogram can be started in a skilled nursing facility (SNF). I realize that most residents in a SNF are receiving palliative care, but not always, or there may be changes that need to be addressed. It can be a way of g ...
Post Hospice (home care) based Palliative Care nancydereng 2 02/29/2008
We are a free-standing hospice and would like to identify if anyone has designed a program that is not hospital or facility based.
Post The Role of a Palliative Care Director drjeckyl 3 02/24/2008
Hi everyone, I'm a hospitalist and a former hem/onc fellow who is at the beginning stages of developing a palliative care program at a 300 bed community-based hospital. My CEO is in support of starting up an in-patient/consult service this year, and as t ...
Post Inpatient Palliative Care in a Rural Hospital JHilton 2 01/02/2008
We are investigating the feasibility of starting a formal palliative care program in our rural hospital. When I say rural, I mean a 24 bed Critical Access Hospital. Does anyone have any experience starting such a program, or resources to share regarding ...
Post Virtual Palliative Care Unit snelson 5 02/24/2008
Our palliative care consultation service is considering moving towards a virtual PC Unit. How many beds would be considered the "right size"? (We have ADC of 500 in our hospital)What should be the criteria for admission? What would an automatic consult me ...
Post New Palliative Care Team monicalink 3 11/19/2007
We are develop a palliative care team at my hospital. Are there any suggestions on how to start this process?
Post Tracking pallative care patients once discharged cbroussard 2 10/23/2007
We are an acute care hospital and in the infancy of starting a program. I am trying to find a good way of tracking patients if they are re-admitted and have not been followed by an agency such as Hospice or Pallative care. We use meditech as our computer ...
Post Standards of care zippyali 2 10/15/2007
We are a fairly new association that represents hospices and palliative care in our country.We are trying to come up with a standards manual, and a monitoring and evaluation tool for palliative care. We would be grateful for any one willing to share thier ...
Post policy of end of life mloscalzo 1 10/09/2007
looking for a policy on end of life in a hospital or cancer center? can you send me yours please? thank you. Matt
Post Palliative Care as a continuing care model iburge 4 12/03/2007
Is anyone aware of any Palliative Care programs that operates in a continuing care orgrnization. I work for an organization that offerers a full continuum os services ranging for skilled nursing, subacute care, home care, home hospice, and anchored by a r ...
Post Palliative Care Unit Model OFL07 2 07/05/2007
Is there a good model of a palliative care unit that demonstrates excellent service delivery for both palliative care and hospice care?
Post Welcome Message PCaines 1 06/13/2007
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