the howell palliative care service: who, what & when?
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A brief introduction to what the Doris A. Howell, MD, Palliative Care Consultation Service at UCSD Health System is and is not.TRANSCRIPT
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