the howell palliative care service: who, what & when?

The Howell Service:Who, What & WhenKYLE P. EDMONDS, MD

DORIS A. HOWELL, MD, PALLIATIVE CARE CONSULT SERVICE

Dr. Doris A. Howell

Dr. Howell, pediatric oncologist (and all-around pioneer)

Who?

Multi-disciplinary teamLicensed Clinical Social

WorkerNo…not that kind of social

workerNurse PractitionerFellowship-trained

physician

What?

Not…hospice.

Not…a type or philosophy of care.

Not…secret resource keepers.

Not…a place to go.

Not…bringers of death.

Palliative Care IS…

A team that can help your patients and families manage the pain, symptoms, and stress of serious illness.

Available at any age and at any stage in a serious illness and can be provided along with curative treatment.

Expert communication for challenging situations. Partnering with you for better outcomes by

helping your patients tolerate curative treatment.

When?

Time

Palliative

Care

Routine Medical Care:antibiotics, dialysis, chemotherapy, surgery

“Dying”?

“Nothing more to do”?

“Pt / family request”?

“Really sick”?

“Really, really sick”?

When?

The Howell Service:Who, What & WhenKYLE P. EDMONDS, MD

DORIS A. HOWELL, MD, PALLIATIVE CARE CONSULT SERVICE