Palliative Care Consult Team: Program evaluation over a 15-year period

Anita Chakraborty, Kalli Stilos

Abstract


The delivery of high-quality palliative care is a priority for the aging Canadian population. Within the healthcare system, specialist palliative care providers represent an important clinical resource, with the benefits of palliative care teams being demonstrated across multiple settings (Roberts et al., 2021; Ventura, 2016; Oluyase et al., 2021; O’Mahony et al., 2005; Scott et al., 2020). Outpatient palliative care is associated with favourable outcomes, including improvements in pain and symptom management, patient and family satisfaction, and reduced acute care utilization at end of life (Roberts et al., 2021; Ventura, 2016). The benefits of inpatient palliative care consult teams may include decreased symptom burden, increased patient satisfaction with care, and increased chances of a home death (Oluyase et al., 2021; O’Mahony et al., 2005; Scott et al., 2020).


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