A Post-Discharge Palliative Care Pilot Clinic for Patients with Cancer
An abstract published by ASCO aimed to assess the impact of the post-discharge palliative care clinic for patients with advanced cancer at Stony Brook University Hospital. They found that after the first palliative care visit post-hospital discharge, patients saw improvement in symptoms, especially pain (with a significant reduction in pain scores). They also saw a decrease in 30-day hospital readmission, and more.