Benefits of Early Outpatient #PalliativeCare
Enhances QOL
Increases adaptive coping strategies
Reduces symptoms of depression
Fosters prognostic awareness
Improves communication about EOL care preferences
Leads to earlier initiation of #hospice services
Decreases caregiver distress
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Enhances QOL
Increases adaptive coping strategies
Reduces symptoms of depression
Fosters prognostic awareness
Improves communication about EOL care preferences
Leads to earlier initiation of #hospice services
Decreases caregiver distress
#hapc25
Comments
She notes that she and her fellow oncologists should not rely on clinical characteristics of cancer alone to know when palliative care should be involved.
(The second slide is what NOT to do)
A personal plug for great patient care everywhere: Please tell your federal representatives to keep it going. The laws keeping it accessible expire at the end of March.
#hapc25